Fast Facts
Get to know Principia College better—from the percentage of students who double major to the number of miles our solar car has logged, from the countries where our students study abroad to the name of our resident cockatoo.
11
Average class size
2,600
Campus size in acres
18
NCAA Division III teams
25
Majors offered
800 Light Years
Distance the observatory telescope can see in lightyears
35,000+ Miles
Distance the Principia solar car has traveled
26 Countries
Number of countries where students have traveled with Principia since 2012
44
Percentage of the Class of 2017 that played intercollegiate sports
50
Number of leadership positions on campus
27
Number of countries represented by the student body
Principia College Public Affairs Conference (PAC)
Oldest student-led conference in the U.S.
26
Average gallons of maple syrup produced each year in the Sugarbush Management class
6
Number of winning innovation challenge teams funded since 2016
17
Number of 3-D printers built by students in spring 2017
70
Average percentage of Dance Production pieces choreographed by students each year
72
Number of annual, campus-wide activities and events hosted by Student Life
13,000+
Average number of shakes served annually at the Pub
52
Number of performing opportunities in 2016, including dance, music, theatre, improv, and more
360
Average number of hymns sung each school year (during weekly hymn sings)
14,155
Number of alumni spread across 61 countries
Most popular majors in recent graduating classes
Business Administration
Mass communication
Educational Studies
Organizations where students serve the community
Grassroots Grocery
Boys and Girls Club
Oasis Shelter for Battered Women
Urban Harvest St. Louis
100
Percentage of students and faculty who are students of Christian Science
91%
College freshman-to-sophomore retention rate (compared to a 76% national average at private colleges)
74%
Five-year graduation rate (compared to a 58% national average at private colleges)
94
Percentage of the Class of 2016 engaged in career-based activities within six months of graduating
45 Minutes
Driving time to St. Louis
16
Number of Annenberg Visiting Scholars since the 2007–2008 school year
20
Average annual percentage of graduates with multiple majors for the last five years
Between them, our business faculty have started seven companies and developed 104 new products covering 12 major industries in 35 countries.
3
Number of former U.S. presidents who have spoken on campus
Einstein
Name of the cockatoo who lives in the Science Center
150+
Number of native plant species on our bluff prairies alone (not to mention the rest of the campus)
22
Number of pianos at the College, an All-Steinway School