1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1910
Religious Affilation: Christian Science
Academic Calendar: Quarter
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 542
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $296,220,600
Admissions
Application Fee: $None
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $20,415
Room/Board: $7,350
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: day care, health service, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 33%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 60%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 90%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Disney, A.G. Edwards, Edward D. Jones, Thompson Marketing (NY), Windermere Farms (CA)
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 210,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 12,000
Number of microforms: 193,439
Number of audiovisuals: 7,515
Number of ebooks: 3,878
Other library facilities: Treasure Room collection of rare books
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: School of Nations Museum – collection of rare Navajo baskets; 50,000 square foot Science Center with inside aviary; Positron in Science Center – only one at any college in the country; On campus planetarium; Jean L. Rainwater Carillon housed in the Principia College Chapel — 39 cast bronze bells covering the range of three octaves and a major-third; telescope with an aperture of 16″ and it collects four times as much light as the previous campus telescope; School of Nations classrooms: 8 distinctive classrooms designed, furnished, and decorated in the motifs of 8 different countries
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 250
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 14
Classrooms: 108
Labs: 165
Other areas: 550
Is there a wireless network? – No
Where is wireless available? –
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity:
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 99%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 100%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 99%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (49%), men’s dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 20%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 20%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 14
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 14%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 2,600 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): St. Louis, MO (35)
Nearest train station: Alton, IL (10)
Nearest bus station: St. Louis, MO (40)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 35%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 50%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular 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.