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How strong are the academics at Principia College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

5:1
Student to faculty ratio
10
Average class size
75%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Principia has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 5:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
93
10-19
85
20-29
1

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Principia College:

75%
First-year retention rate
75%
4-year grad rate
75%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Principia College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Education, General
Mass Communication/Media Studies
History, General
Economics, General
Fine/Studio Arts, General
1.8
4.44
7.08
9.72
12.36
15

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • French Studies 0
  • Latin American Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Environmental Biology 4
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 3
  • Finance, General 2
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 1
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0
Communication
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 6
Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 3
Education
  • Education, General 15
Engineering
  • Engineering Science 3
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 1
  • English Language and Literature, General 1
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 0
  • French Language and Literature 0
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 0
History
  • History, General 4
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sustainability Studies 3
  • International/Globalization Studies 3
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 4
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 0
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 0
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 0
  • Chemistry, General 0
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 4
  • Political Science and Government, General 2
  • Sociology and Anthropology 1
  • International Relations and Affairs 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 4
  • Music Technology 2
  • Music, General 1
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 0
  • Dance, General 0

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