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Knox College began the 2025-26 academic year welcoming more than 340 new students, one of the largest classes in College history, representing 32 states and 20 countries
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Knox College’s Chicago Term: Life, Work, and Culture in the Second City has become a successful short-term, summer immersion program
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Knox College will host its first-ever Knight Fund Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, Michael Takeo Magruder, from September 16 to September 30, 2025
The Knox College Department of Music announces the 2025–26 Knox Jazz Year
Knox Summer Scholars gives students the chance to pursue in-depth projects with faculty mentors and motivated peers.
As the new academic year begins, Knox College announces the addition of six new tenure-track faculty to its academic program
For the second year in a row, Knox was ranked 28 for best value among 200 national liberal arts colleges on the list.
Knox was ranked No. 31 out of 203 U.S. liberal arts colleges. Knox was also the highest-ranked liberal arts college in Illinois.
The 2023 edition of the Princeton Review’s annual guidebook, The Best 388 Colleges, ranks Knox College among top U.S. colleges.
The Knox community's work is noted in The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges and in the Sierra Club's list of "Cool Schools."
A Decade of Excellence: Knox earns recognition among U.S. institutions for research and service for the 10th consecutive year.
The annual publication also ranks Knox highly for Social Mobility and Best Undergraduate Teaching.
Knox has again been ranked among the nation's top colleges.
Knox is second in Illinois and 45th in the nation when it comes to producing “happy and successful alumni,” according to Forbes magazine.
Magazine ranking identifies colleges and universities offering a high-quality education at an affordable price.
Knox College's creative writing program is selected for inclusion in "Creative Colleges," a college guidebook that focuses on the best colleges for students interested in the arts.
Knox College is ranked #16 in the nation in The New York Times 2017 College Access Index.
Knox College has continued its legacy of student success with the TRIO Achievement Program, which recently announced its annual award winners for the 2024-25 academic year. The College has received funding to support the program since 1974.
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Printed on Tuesday, September 16, 2025