College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1910 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Christian Science |
Academic Calendar: |
Quarter |
Undergrad Student Body: |
542 |
Local Setting: |
Rural |
Endowment: |
$296,220,600 |
Application Deadline: |
March 1 |
Application Fee: |
$None |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$20,415 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$7,350 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
28 |
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) |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Pilot (four times in a ten-week quarter) |
Number of Fraternities: |
0 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
0% |
Number of Sororities: |
0 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
0 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
0% |
College Services
Basic: |
day care, health service, other |
Remedial: |
reading, writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
career, personal, academic, other |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
Disney, A.G. Edwards, Edward D. Jones, Thompson Marketing (NY), Windermere Farms (CA) |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
210,000 |
Library Facilities: |
Treasure Room collection of rare books |
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 |
Computers Available: |
250 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library |
Wired Classrooms |
108 |
Wired Labs: |
165 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
No |
Wireless Areas: |
|
Wireless Capacity: |
|
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
No |
Housing Types Available: |
women's dorms (49%), men's dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%) |
Sprinkler System: |
14% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
2,600 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
St. Louis, MO (35) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Alton, IL (10) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
St. Louis, MO (40) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Not offered |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Not offered |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
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. |
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