- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Knox College
Galesburg, ILTown: distantZIP 61401Founded 1837
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1837
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.knox.edu
IllinoisPrivate nonprofit
Knox College
Knox College is a private nonprofit college in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,127 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $19,292 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention83%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans44%
$19,292net price / year
71%admission rate
1326average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$56,244median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,961median debt
#977 of 1,704 for earnings#816 of 1,739 for lowest net price#296 of 1,738 for graduation rate#584 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $70,855tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $60,051
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $60,051
- Average net price
- $19,292national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,912
$30,001–48,000$14,598
$48,001–75,000$14,726
$75,001–110,000$21,578
$110,001+$24,686
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1326
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,109
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,244middle 50%: $39,134–$78,623
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,961
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,623
Median, Knox College$56,244
Lower quarter$39,134
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,127
- Part-time
- 0.8%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,221 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,885
- Endowment, end of year
- $174,514,569
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic13%
Black6.2%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident27%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown3.3%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Social sciences12%
Education9.7%
English language & literature9.0%
Visual & performing arts8.6%
Computer & information sciences8.2%
Business & management8.2%
Natural resources & conservation7.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 146427. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q669442.