Principia College Campus Life
Demographic Breakdown
| % of undergrads on campus: | 99% |
| % of undergrads owning a car?: | 35% |
| % of males in fraternities: | 0% |
| % of females in sororities: | 0% |
| % of students on-campus (weekends): | 100% |
| On-campus housing availibility: | Yes |
| Housing assistance programs?: | 99% |
| Housing available for all students?: | Yes |
| Off-campus assistance?: | No |
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Housing Stats
| Types of available housing: | women's dorms (49%), men's dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%) |
| % college-owned singles: | 20% |
| % college-owned doubles: | 60% |
| % college-owned triples: | 20% |
| % college-owned apartments: | N/A |
| % college-owned other: | N/A |
| Number of college-owned residences: | 14 |
| % of rooms with sprinkler systems: | 14% |
| % of rooms with fire alarms: | 100% |
| % of rooms with high-speed internet: | 100% |
Campus Geography
| Campus size: | 2,600 acres |
| Nearest airport location (miles): | St. Louis, MO (35) |
| Nearest train station (miles): | Alton, IL (10) |
| Nearest bus station (miles): | St. Louis, MO (40) |
| Public transport on campus?: | No |
| Cars allowed on campus?: | Yes |
Employment
| School employment opportunities?: | Yes |
| Average undergraduate earnings ($$): | 3,000 |
| Freshmen not encouraged to work?: | No |
% undergraduates employed: | 50% |
ROTC/Alcohol Policy
| Army ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Navy ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Airforce ROTC presence?: | Not offered |
| Alcohol permitted (wet campus)?: | No |
| Other campus rules: | class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other |
| Well-known campus events | George Andrews Speaker Series has brought the following speakers on campus in the last nine years: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and NY Time Journalist, Thomas Friedman, and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (Spring 2006). Other notable speakers/performers/entertainers are Maya Angelou, poet; Val Kilmer, actor; Jane Goodall, environmentalist; David McCullough, author, Erin Brockovich, activist; George Mitchell, former US Senator. Campus events: Public Affairs Conference (PAC) - longest running student-run public affairs conference at any college in the country; Whole World Festival - weekend event run by the international students on campus - an event for the whole campus. |