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Division III · Midwest Conference

Knox College Baseball

Galesburg, IL · the Prairie Fire · Knox College overview
46
Roster
2024–25 season
$210k
Team budget
37th percentile in Division III
$4,574
Per roster spot
median $5,554
3
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
71%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity

Knox College fields a baseball team in the Midwest Conference (NCAA Division III). In 2024–25 the roster carried 46 players, about the median of 43, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $210,416, below the median of $236k — $4,574 per roster spot, lower half of Division III baseball programs. The school reports no athletic aid for men's teams — Division III programs do not offer athletic scholarships.

Among Division III baseball programs

Where this program sits against its 371 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

Team budget$210k
Spend per player$4,574
Roster size46
Coaching staff3

Team budgets across the division

$38k$960k
this programevery Division III baseball program

Roster sizes

18107
this programevery Division III roster

The program

  • Roster46 2024–25 season
  • Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
  • Team expenses$210,416 for the year
  • Operating expenses$110,550 game-day and travel
  • Spend per roster spot$4,574 division median $5,554
  • Athletic aid, men's teamsNone school-wide
  • Aid per roster spot$0 across men's teams
  • Recruiting spend, men's$40,316 school-wide

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Drake Sykes head coachHead Coachnot on file
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Recruiting timing

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  • High-school baseball players472,598 2024-25
  • Division III roster spots16,317 371 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 29 3.5% of high-school players hold a Division III roster spot

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About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,001undergraduates · 1,001 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
Setting
Town
Type
Private · Liberal arts college
Affiliation
None
71%admitted · of 4,136 applicants
SAT middle 50%1120 – 1385
ACT middle 50%21 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
68%
46on the roster · 2024–25 season
Team expenses
$210,416 $4,574 per roster spot · lower half of Division III
Coaches
1 head · 2 assistant
Athletic aid, men's teams
None
Recruiting spend, men's
$40,316
$25,524net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$68,626
Average net price$25,524
Net price by family income
$0–30k$15,705
$30–48k$24,006
$48–75k$20,692
$75–110k$30,078
$110k and up$30,717
Tuition & fees
$55,587

Campus safety

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3.52violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent3.52
Property5.58
In residence halls
9 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
2 over 2022–2024
11%of bachelor's degrees in computer & information sciences · 19 fields · Bachelor's
Computer & information sciences25 · 11%
Education24 · 11%
Biological sciences24 · 11%
Social sciences24 · 11%
Business24 · 11%

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Baseball programs within 150 miles

Knox CollegeMonmouth College (Illinois) · 14 miWestern Illinois University · 37 miAugustana College (Illinois) · 40 miBradley University · 43 miEureka College · 60 miUniversity of Iowa · 78 miIllinois State University · 78 miIllinois Wesleyan University · 79 miIllinois College · 84 miCornell College · 87 miQuincy University · 87 miUniversity of Illinois Springfield · 93 mi
SchoolMilesRosterBudgetAPRAdmitted
Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference1439$149k—87%
Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference3734$773k97075%
Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin4052$406k—68%
Bradley University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference4336$1.5M100077%
Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6047$150k—88%
University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference7846$3.4M96485%
Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference7838$1.3M99789%
Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin7950$193k—45%
Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference8448$225k—75%
Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference8750$222k—81%
Quincy University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference8772$853k—50%
University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference9349$598k—84%

Other baseball programs in the Midwest Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Grinnell College42$269k$6,407—vs
Luther College49$260k$5,300—vs
Ripon College46$232k$5,032—vs
Illinois College48$225k$4,692—vs
Cornell College50$222k$4,434—vs
Lawrence University36$221k$6,142—vs
Knox College46$210k$4,574—vs
Beloit College42$206k$4,899—vs
Monmouth College (Illinois)39$149k$3,822—vs

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