Knox College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Knox College is a four-year, co-educational, private liberal arts college located in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. It was established in the year 1837 as Knox Manual Labor College by anti-slavery social reformers. It was renamed as Knox College in 1857. Forbes Magazine (2008 edition) ranked Knox College 16th among the best Liberal Arts college category. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Knox College has an active student life. The campus is home to several clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. Some of the popular ones include Anthropology and Sociology Club, Pre-Health Careers Club, Habitat for Humanity, and Non-Traditional Students. The campus also hosts Greek organizations governed by Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, liberal arts, science, drama and performing arts, fine arts, and conservation and resource management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,379 in 2009-2010 (1,400 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Knox provides on-campus housing for 1,174 of its 1,400 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Midwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Education

FINE ARTS (14 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (159 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (42 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Psychology