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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Knox is ranked #770 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Knox College has an acceptance rate of 70%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 41% of students accepted to Knox submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 700. Math scores were between 560 and 680.
At Knox, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Knox College is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Knox College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Knox the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 64%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Knox College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,154 undergraduates at Knox with 1,119 being full-time and 35 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,657 | $12,233 | $17,200 | $22,672 | $29,084 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Knox, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Knox, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $8,094 a year. That adds up to $32,376 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Knox is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Knox College.
Contact details for Knox are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2 E South St, Galesburg, IL 61401 |
| Phone: | 309-341-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.knox.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/KnoxCollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/knoxcollege1837 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 37 | NA |
| General Biology | 32 | $21,960 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 25 | $32,439 |
| Writing Studies | 21 | $19,149 |
| Economics | 20 | $37,736 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 19 | NA |
| Computer Science | 15 | NA |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 15 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 14 | NA |
| History | 13 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.