Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,127 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,292per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,24410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Knox students take three classes per term, three terms a year.
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1180–1440Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 21–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,292full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $70,855sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $60,051Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 83%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $56,24410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,961federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,127Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Monmouth College Monmouth, IL — admits 91%
- Rockford University Rockford, IL — admits 93%
- Greenville University Greenville, IL — admits 98%
- Wheaton College Wheaton, IL — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Illinois College Jacksonville, IL — admits 78%
- McKendree University Lebanon, IL — admits 72%
- Millikin University Decatur, IL — admits 67%
- University of St Francis Joliet, IL — admits 65%
- Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL — admits 83%
- Evangel University Springfield, MO — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Knox College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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