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Reviews and Rankings

How Principia Ranks

Principia College is frequently recognized for academic excellence, value, affordability, and alumni success. Here are a few recent reviews and rankings.

Best National Liberal Arts Colleges

Once again for 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranks Principia College among the top schools that emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the arts and sciences. 

Best Value

Principia is ranked #5 on U.S. News & World Report's 2021 list of colleges that provide the highest quality education for the lowest price. We're in the company of Williams, Pomona, Amherst, and Swarthmore Colleges. See the list.


Most Interesting

Principia is one of the “best and most interesting” colleges in the country, according to the 2019 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges. Read the full write-up.

Most International 

U.S. News & World Report recognizes Principia's global student body—#14 on its 2021 list of national liberal arts colleges with the largest proportions of international undergrads. See the list.

2021 Best Midwestern College

The Princeton Review has awarded Principia College a spot on its list of Best Midwestern schools that are “academically outstanding and well worth consideration.”

Best Value

Kiplinger's ranks Principia College #69 in the nation among its 2019 best value liberal arts colleges. 

Greenest Colleges

The Princeton Review recognizes Principia College among its 2018 list of Green Colleges.

Principia College’s commitment to sustainability has been honored by the Sierra Club in its 2018 Cool Schools list of greenest colleges and universities, as measured by campus sustainability programs and curricula. 

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