unitid 146427 · Galesburg, IL · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Knox College
- enrollment 2023
- 1,076
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
71%
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,127
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$68,134
83rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$24,595
after aid, aided students
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,820
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $17,134 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $60,911
- First-generation students
- 28%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $57,903
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | — | $27,000 |
| Computer Science. | 24 | $112,708 | $25,673 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 24 | — | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | 22 | — | $27,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 20 | $31,169 | $26,976 |
| Economics. | 19 | $69,504 | $25,000 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 18 | $48,613 | $26,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | $44,962 | $27,000 |
| Sociology and Anthropology. | 17 | — | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | 12 | $72,368 | $25,553 |
| History. | 11 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 8 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.