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Principia College

Principia College
One Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028-9799

Official telephone: (618) 374-2131
Fax number: (618) 374-4000
Website: https://www.principiacollege.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2024 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://
www.principiacollege.edu/
admissions/financial-aid

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $33,600; $33,600 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $500
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $13,910

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
Institution's own financial aid formN/AnoN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
CSS ProfileN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
90% of first-year students
90% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
90% of first-year students
84% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
50% of first-year students
35% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
73% of first-year students
125% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
39% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
85% for first-year students
80% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$33,876 for first-year students
$32,687 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$28,630 for first-year students
$26,420 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$8,950 for first-year students
$9,100 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,350 for first-year students
$6,840 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
81% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$12,000 for first-year students
$11,500 for full-time undergraduates

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • Institutional
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)

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