Academic and College Counseling
The Academic and College Counseling Office helps Principia students make informed decisions as they chart their way through Upper School and plan for college and, eventually, careers. College readiness guides our work as we encourage students to explore options, demonstrate their full potential, and be nimble, lifelong learners.
Our experienced counselors get to know students well, working closely with them throughout their Upper School experience. Starting in freshman year, we help students select appropriate courses and begin exploring their interests and aspirations. Later, we help them identify a range of colleges and universities that match their interests, prepare for and complete the college application process, and choose the best possible fit.
The number of students matched with each counselor is small enough that we can address individual academic needs as well as issues of balance, motivation, relationships, and community standards.
The 55 members of the Class of 2020 received 151 acceptances from 103 colleges
7:1
Student-faculty ratio
12
AP and college-credit courses offered
Institutions where our 2020 graduates were accepted
- Arizona State University–Tempe
- Barry University
- Baylor University
- Belmont University
- Bentley University
- Berklee College of Music
- Berry College
- Birmingham Southern College
- Bryant University
- Cabrillo College
- Cazenovia College
- Centenary University
- Central Methodist University
- Clemson University
- Colby-Sawyer College
- Denison University
- Depaul University
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Eckerd College
- Endicott College
- Ferris State University
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Florida Southern College
- Georgia College & State University
- Goucher College
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Hiram College
- Hood College
- Hope College
- Illinois College
- Iowa Wesleyan University
- Ithaca College
- Keene State College
- Lake Forest College
- Lasell College
- Lawrence Technological University
- Lindenwood University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Lynn University
- Michigan State University
- Missouri Baptist University
- Missouri State University–Springfield
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Missouri Valley College
- Morehead State University
- Murray State University
- New England College
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- North Carolina A&T State University
- NC State University
- Northeastern University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Oklahoma City University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pepperdine University
- Principia College
- Purdue University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhodes College
- Ripon College
- Roanoke College
- Rockhurst University
- Saint Louis Community College
- Saint Louis University
- Saint Mary's College of California
- Salem State University
- Santa Clara University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- Scripps College
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Southwest Baptist University
- Southwestern University
- Spelman College
- Stevenson University
- Texas Christian University
- Texas State University
- The College of Wooster
- The University of Findlay
- The University of Tampa
- Trinity University
- Truman State University
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Arizona
- University of Denver
- University of Kentucky
- University of Massachusetts–Lowell
- University of Memphis
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- University of Missouri–Kansas City
- University of Missouri–St. Louis
- University of New Hampshire
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- University of Oklahoma
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- Ursinus College
- Webster University
- Western Kentucky University
- Westminster College
- Wichita State University
- Willamette University
- William Woods University