Overview
About Knox
Knox College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Midwest Conference (MC). The Prarie Fire train at Turner Track at Trevor Field (400m outdoor track) and T. Fleming Fieldhouse (200m indoor track). Knox is in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,333 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $60,051 USD.
Teams
Prarie Fire track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Mark NelsonDirector of Track and Field and Cross Country/Head Track and Field Coach
- Dale ComptonCross Country and Track and Field Distance Coach
- Durham AvantAssistant Track and Field Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at KC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Knox College →
- Department of Africana Studies
- Department of American Studies
- Department of Anthropology & Sociology
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Art History
- Department of Art, Studio
- Department of Asian Studies
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Biology
- Department of Business & Management
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Classical Languages
- Department of Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Creative Writing
- Department of Data Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Educational Studies - Elementary
- Department of Educational Studies - Secondary
- Department of Educational Studies - Special Content Areas
- Department of Engineering
- Department of English Literature
- Department of Environmental Management
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Environmental Studies
- Department of Financial Mathematics
- Department of Forestry
- Department of French
- Department of Gender & Women's Studies
- Department of German
- Department of History
- Department of International Relations
- Department of International Studies
- Department of Latin
- Department of Latin American Studies
- Department of Law
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Modern Languages
- Department of Music
- Department of Neuroscience
- Department of Nursing
- Department of Occupational Therapy
- Department of Optometry
- Department of Peace & Justice Studies
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religious Studies
- Department of Self-Designed Studies
- Department of Social Service
- Department of Spanish
- Department of Sports Studies
- Department of Theatre
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 73%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $60,051 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $60,051 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $70,855 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $19,292 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $17,912 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $14,598 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $14,726 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $21,578 USD
- Over $110,000
- $24,686 USD