Knox College Overview

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

What Is Knox College Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Knox is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Knox.
• For the <nil> academic year, 75% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Knox makes roughly $51,471 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Knox student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Knox College?

Contact details for Knox are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2 E South St, Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone:	309-341-7000
Website:	www.knox.edu

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?

Knox has an acceptance rate of 70%, 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 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Knox received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 21 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 and 31.

Can I Afford Knox College?

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

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 2.0%. 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

There are 1,156 undergraduate students at Knox, with 1,129 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,129 full-time undergraduates at Knox, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	154
White	556
International Students	180
Other Races/Ethnicities	116

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.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jjacobsmeyer under License

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