Knox College awards automatic merit on admission. Knox College does not publish a GPA or test chart, so you cannot self-calculate the dollars.
Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.
The award collection
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
$5,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions$5,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
RenewableCheck the conditions$3,000
Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Up to $8,000
Variable or qualified amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
$44,000–$50,000
Published rangeAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Up to $48,000
Variable or qualified amountAll published eligibility conditions still apply. Confirm the policy year with the school.
Start with the award’s published eligibility.
Lights up against Knox College's published cutoffs. Not an award offer; confirm with the financial aid office. Award terms and residency rules change; some awards differ for in-state and out-of-state students. Always confirm at the school’s source page.
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Knox College's policy doesn't specify whether outside scholarships hit loans, grants, or only the COA ceiling. Get a written aid-office answer before chasing private awards.
Knox offers merit awards for strong students and those with special talents, but full scholarships are limited.
More than one award path
Some awards use published academic thresholds. Others have different selection criteria. A score chart does not describe every award at this school.
Use all requirements together, including residency and the entering class.
Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.
Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.
The fine print / Three questions to carry forward
Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.
Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.
Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.
A printable research summary, source links and room for your questions.
Academically accomplished students and those with notable talents—including community college transfers—should apply for Knox's merit aid, which rewards achievement rather than offering comprehensive coverage.
Published yearly cost: Approximately $74,963 for 2026-2027. Source
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Knox College, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
| Family income | Average net price paid |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $17,134 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $17,363 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $23,844 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $25,402 |
| $110,001+ | $31,983 |
| All income levels (average) | $24,595 |
That works out to roughly a 64% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $68,134 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
The combination of Knox scholarships and grants and federal and state grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition.
The combination of Knox scholarships and grants and federal and state grants cannot exceed the cost of tuition.
From the Knox College Common Data Set 2025-2026 (school-estimated figures):
At Knox College, roughly 1 in 10 first-year admits receive institutional merit aid. The average award is $49,400 — about 66% of total cost.
As filed in Knox College's CDS Section H2A: of 302 first-time, full-time degree-seeking freshmen, 30 had no financial need and received institutional merit (non-need) scholarship or grant aid, averaging $49,400. Across all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates: 245 of 1,095, averaging $40,638. Athletic awards are excluded per the CDS definition.
The 2025-2026 column is marked "estimated" in the school's own CDS filing — school-projected figures, not final audited counts.
Knox College is in a recognizable cluster (133 schools share this category). That framing matters when comparing peer schools that may publish the policy differently or not at all.
Knox College is one of them. The right move is the aid-office email script below, not a guess.
Knox College is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Every claim is checked against Knox College’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
