Knox College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,540 (45%)
Days Without Precipitation 248 (51%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,145
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 47%
From Region 9%
Athletes 352 (31.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 42%
International 27%
Hispanic 13%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Knox College 268 47% 54% 3% 3% 12% 18% $62,254 16 -0.56 29 99%
Computer Science 22 +5 86% 32% 5% 5% 18% 41% $116,744 44 -0.24 97 100% — — — —
Data Science 10 +3 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% 60% $87,721 15 -1.06 81 — — — — —
Chemistry 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,861 20 -0.65 37 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics — — — — — — — — $83,903 21 -0.79 77 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +3 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $73,777 41 -0.44 60 — — — — —
Physics 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $77,320 28 -0.45 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 43% 29% 14% 0% 14% 43% $68,412 37 -0.27 46 — — — — —
Biology 23 +1 43% 65% 4% 4% 17% 0% $71,267 75 +0.56 54 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $67,498 45 +0.05 44 — — — — —
Environmental Science 11 +2 55% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $50,033 11 -1.08 7 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 9 +1 22% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $50,033 11 -1.08 7 100% — — — —
Business and Management 22 +8 86% 41% 0% 5% 14% 27% $73,047 52 -0.24 58 — — — — —
Economics 12 +6 75% 17% 8% 0% 8% 50% $78,516 24 -0.73 69 100% — — — —
African American Studies — — — — — — — — $52,860 33 -0.51 10 — — — — —
Asian Studies 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,374 31 -0.55 9 — — — — —
Classical Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,075 28 -0.57 8 — — — — —
Classics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,892 28 -0.59 7 — — — — —
Creative Writing 19 +5 47% 47% 0% 5% 21% 11% $45,564 16 -0.84 4 100% — — — —
English 5 +4 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $47,928 29 -0.55 5 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $53,141 33 -0.44 10 86% — — — —
German — +2 — — — — — — $52,087 29 -0.53 9 — — — — —
History 8 +5 38% 50% 0% 0% 12% 12% $49,310 18 -0.74 6 — — — — —
Individualized Major 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,010 21 -0.60 8 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +2 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,974 35 -0.49 13 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,141 33 -0.44 10 86% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,849 27 -0.66 7 — — — — —
International Relations 3 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% $59,494 16 -0.69 22 — — — — —
International Studies — — — — — — — — $62,549 26 -0.53 30 — — — — —
Journalism 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $58,318 34 -0.45 20 — — — — —
Political Science 7 +2 29% 43% 0% 0% 14% 43% $45,183 1 -1.99 3 95% — — — —
Psychology 18 +1 28% 56% 6% 17% 11% 11% $60,976 47 -0.04 26 — — — — —
Public Policy — +2 — — — — — — $59,808 16 -0.91 23 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 11 +2 36% 64% 0% 9% 9% 9% $46,253 6 -0.96 4 100% — — — —
Education 7 +1 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $50,979 29 -0.48 7 — — — — —
Elementary Education 14 +1 21% 71% 7% 7% 7% 0% $50,065 35 -0.33 7 96% — — — —
Secondary Education 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,065 23 -0.59 7 96% — — — —
Teacher Education 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,804 27 -0.50 7 — — — — —
Art History 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,100 4 -1.38 1 — — — — —
Music 5 +1 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,369 4 -1.44 1 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +5 14% 71% 0% 0% 0% 29% $32,954 4 -1.49 1 — — — — —
Theatre 8 +1 12% 38% 0% 0% 12% 0% $33,196 5 -1.32 1 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,156
ROI Percentile 29th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Humanities 18.7% 50 40% 62% 2% 2% 14% 6% $49,038 16 -0.68 6 98% —
Social Sciences 15.7% 42 29% 50% 2% 10% 14% 21% $54,192 30 -0.68 12 98% —
Business & Economics 12.7% 34 82% 32% 3% 3% 12% 35% $74,977 40 -0.41 62 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.3% 33 39% 55% 6% 3% 15% 15% $70,319 64 +0.34 51 100% —
Computer Science 11.9% 32 78% 28% 3% 3% 13% 47% $107,674 46 -0.50 94 100% —
Education 9.7% 26 35% 69% 4% 4% 8% 0% $50,368 26 -0.41 7 96% —
Arts 8.6% 23 26% 65% 0% 0% 4% 9% $33,278 1 -1.40 1 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 7.5% 20 40% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $50,033 11 -1.08 7 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.0% 8 62% 62% 12% 0% 0% 12% $70,648 27 -0.55 52 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 90 $361K $580K -$219K
Baseball 46 $115K $210K -$94K
Soccer 41 $158K $130K $27K
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $182K $83K $99K
Track & Field (indoor) 35 $172K $83K $89K
Basketball 16 $198K $203K -$4K
Cross Country 8 $66K $48K $18K
Golf 5 $67K $87K -$20K
Total 251 $1.3M $1.4M -$105K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 21 $154K $131K $22K
Softball 19 $137K $153K -$15K
Volleyball 19 $98K $122K -$23K
Track & Field (outdoor) 16 $147K $85K $62K
Track & Field (indoor) 15 $146K $79K $67K
Basketball 13 $166K $171K -$5K
Cross Country 6 $53K $38K $15K
Total 101 $905K $781K $124K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 90 $361K $580K -$219K
Soccer 62 $313K $262K $50K
Track & Field (outdoor) 53 $330K $168K $161K
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $318K $162K $156K
Baseball 46 $115K $210K -$94K
Basketball 29 $365K $374K -$9K
Softball 19 $137K $153K -$15K
Volleyball 19 $98K $122K -$23K
Cross Country 14 $120K $86K $33K
Golf 5 $67K $87K -$20K
Total 352 $2.5M $2.5M $19K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 71% 60%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 34%
SAT Range 1180 – 1440
SAT Math Range 580 – 760
SAT RW Range 600 – 680