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Principia College

Principia College
1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028

Official telephone: (618) 374-2131
Toll-free telephone: (800) 277-4648
Website: www.principiacollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Tami Gavaletz,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 618 374-5628
800 277-4648, extension 2813 (toll free)
618 374-4000 (fax)
finaid@principia.edu
CSS/PROFILE number: 1630

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $27,480; $27,480 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $500
Book fees: $1,000
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,500
Other expenses: Personal, travel expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,030

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
Institution's own financial aid formMarch 1yesN/A
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEMarch 1yesN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementMarch 1yesN/A
tax formsN/AyesN/A

Applied for financial aid:
68% of first-year students
75% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
93% of first-year students
94% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
82% of first-year students
69% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
76% of first-year students
55% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
36% of first-year students
49% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
95% for first-year students
92% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$31,549 for first-year students
$30,022 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$26,689 for first-year students
$26,239 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,927 for first-year students
$5,497 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,927 for first-year students
$5,497 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
30% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$23,178 for first-year students
$21,792 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: no

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • College/University Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • special achievements/activities

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