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Knox College

Galesburg, IL · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Galesburg, IL · 997 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $54,820 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$24,8751,478th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,5871,900th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,5871,898th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$65,7961,784th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,820806th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,7571,365th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.5%518th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
79.9%681st highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.1%642nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
1250273rd highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9971,366th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
29.7%1,219th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 146 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$44,384$44,942
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$20,140
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$33,993$20,928
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,281$34,704
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771$22,578
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$29,685$19,794
Social Sciences, OtherSocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,739
Historybachelors$26,896—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$26,353$29,250
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$24,035$21,964
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$23,803$21,052
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$22,378$20,530

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.