Principia College

1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028
http://www.prin.edu/college

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1910
Religious Affiliation	Christian Science
Undergrad Students	542
Endowment	296,220,600
Application Deadline	March 1
Application Fee	None
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	March 1
Tuition	20,415
Room/Board	7,350

Services
Associated Firms	Disney, A.G. Edwards, Edward D. Jones, Thompson Marketing (NY), Windermere Farms (CA)
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	School of Nations Museum - collection of rare Navajo baskets; 50,000 square foot Science Center with inside aviary; Positron in Science Center - only one at any college in the country; On campus planetarium; Jean L. Rainwater Carillon housed in the Principia College Chapel -- 39 cast bronze bells covering the range of three octaves and a major-third; telescope with an aperture of 16" and it collects four times as much light as the previous campus telescope; School of Nations classrooms: 8 distinctive classrooms designed, furnished, and decorated in the motifs of 8 different countries
Basic Services	day care, health service, other
Museums	School of Nations Museum - collection of rare Navajo baskets; 50,000 square foot Science Center with inside aviary; Positron in Science Center - only one at any college in the country; On campus planetarium; Jean L. Rainwater Carillon housed in the Principia College Chapel -- 39 cast bronze bells covering the range of three octaves and a major-third; telescope with an aperture of 16" and it collects four times as much light as the previous campus telescope; School of Nations classrooms: 8 distinctive classrooms designed, furnished, and decorated in the motifs of 8 different countries
Periodical Subs	12,000
# of Books	210,000
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	33%
within one year	60%
within two years	90%
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Campus Size	2,600 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	99%
College housing types	women's dorms (49%), men's dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%)
Popular Events	George Andrews Speaker Series has brought the following speakers on campus in the last nine years: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and NY Time Journalist, Thomas Friedman, and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (Spring 2006). Other notable speakers/performers/entertainers are Maya Angelou, poet; Val Kilmer, actor; Jane Goodall, environmentalist; David McCullough, author, Erin Brockovich, activist; George Mitchell, former US Senator. Campus events: Public Affairs Conference (PAC) - longest running student-run public affairs conference at any college in the country; Whole World Festival - weekend event run by the international students on campus - an event for the whole campus.
Nearest Airport	St. Louis, MO (35)
Nearest Train	Alton, IL (10)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, dance, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	28
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Pilot (four times in a ten-week quarter)
Honor Societies	Phi Alpha Eta
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Science Organization (CSO)
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) BSU - Black Student Union; LASO - Latin American Student Organization
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) student government, orchestra, choir, Whole World Festival Committee, Amnesty International, POWR (Women's rights), solar car racing team, WTPC-FM radio station, dance team, fire crew, juggling club, +1 (A Capella Octet)