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Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Galesburg, Illinois. Galesburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

57 Undergraduate Degrees
$31,413 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
71% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Knox College?

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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

How Do I Get Into Knox?

You can apply to Knox online at: https://www.knox.edu/admission/apply-to-knox

Admission Requirements for Knox

Submission Required?
High School GPA recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Knox?

71% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women
50% Submit SAT Scores
Knox has an acceptance rate of 71%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% 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 540 and 660. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Knox College  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Knox College  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800
Knox received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 29. Composite scores were between 22 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Knox College  ( 23 to 31 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Knox College  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Knox College  ( 22 to 31 )
1
36

Can I Afford Knox College?

$31,413 Net Price
58% Take Out Loans
2.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Knox is $31,413. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Knox, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $6,839 a year. That adds up to $27,356 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.

Knox College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,119 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,154 undergraduate students at Knox, with 1,119 being full-time and 35 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,119 full-time undergraduates at Knox, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Knox College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 45
Black or African American 94
Hispanic or Latino 150
White 555
International Students 176
Other Races/Ethnicities 99

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Knox College. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at Knox. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Pakistan, and India.

Online Learning at Knox College

0 Took All Classes Online

Knox College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 37 37
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 20 20
TOTAL 57 57

References

*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.

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