Knox College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Knox College is a private liberal arts college in Galesburg, IL (town setting), with 1,001 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 71% of 4,136 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1120–1385 on the SAT and 21–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,626 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,524 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 68% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, education, biological sciences. The campus reported 3.52 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Knox College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $55,587
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Knox College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Knox College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 21 | — | 2 | $132k | $6,272 | — | |
| Baseball | Midwest Conference | 46 | — | 1 | $210k | $4,574 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $203k | $12,708 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 13 | — | 1 | $171k | $13,187 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $48k | $6,045 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $39k | $6,426 | — | |
| Football | Midwest Conference | 90 | — | 1 | $581k | $6,455 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Midwest Conference | 5 | — | 1 | $88k | $17,585 | — | |
| Women's Golf | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 41 | — | 1 | $131k | $3,194 | — | |
| Softball | Midwest Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $153k | $8,053 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $83k | $2,247 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $85k | $5,322 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Midwest Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $122k | $6,427 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.