Principia College - Campus LifeOverview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars
Address: OverviewPercentage 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 HousingDoes the school offer students housing? YesPercentage 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? Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes Percentage of students with cars on campus: 35% Student EmploymentIs there school employment? YesPercent 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 offeredNavy ROTC: Not offered Air Force ROTC: Not offered Rules and RegulationsIs legal alcohol permitted on campus? NoOther policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other CampusMost 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. |