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How strong are the academics at Principia College?

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

6:1
Student to faculty ratio
9
Average class size
55%
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 6:1. 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
132
10-19
82
20-29
2

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:

82%
First-year retention rate
55%
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
Business Administration and Management, General
Environmental Biology
Economics, General
3.4
4.12
4.84
5.56
6.28
7

The Full List

Major Graduates
Architecture And Related Services
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other 0
Area
  • Latin American Studies 1
  • French Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Environmental Biology 5
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 5
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 2
  • Business Administration and Management, General 1
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1
  • Finance, General 0
Communication
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 7
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 2
Education
  • Education, General 7
Engineering
  • Engineering Science 1
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 4
  • English Language and Literature, General 1
  • Creative Writing 1
Foreign Languages
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1
  • Spanish Language and Literature 0
  • French Language and Literature 0
History
  • History, General 1
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 1
  • Applied Mathematics, General 1
  • Applied Mathematics, General 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies 2
  • Sustainability Studies 2
  • International/Globalization Studies 0
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 0
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 0
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 1
  • Philosophy 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 2
  • Chemistry, General 1
  • Chemistry, General 1
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 0
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 4
  • Sociology and Anthropology 2
  • Economics, General 1
  • Sociology and Anthropology 1
  • Political Science and Government, General 1
  • Political Science and Government, General 0
  • International Relations and Affairs 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 3
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 3
  • Music, General 2
  • Music Technology 2
  • Dance, General 0
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 0
  • Music, General 0
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