Knox Rated in 2013 Princeton Review College Guide

Knox College is one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to new edition of The Princeton Review's annual college guide, "The Best 377 Colleges." The 2013 edition of the annual guide, published by Random House, was released in print and eBook editions on August 21, 2012.

Only about 15% of America's 2,500 four-year colleges and three colleges outside the U.S.A. are profiled in the The Princeton Review college guide.

"Outstanding academics is the primary criteria for our selection of schools for the book," said the guidebook author, Robert Franek, Princeton Review's senior vice president and publisher. "Our choices are based on institutional data we collect about schools, our visits to schools over the years, feedback we gather from students attending the schools, and the opinions of our staff and our 30-member National College Counselor Advisory Board."

Princeton Review does not rank schools academically, but it includes detailed profiles of the colleges with ratings in selected areras based on surveys of students attending the colleges.

Highlights about Knox College from "The Best 377 College" 2013 edition, published by The Princeton Review:

Student quotes about Knox:

• "Great academic reputation"
• "Well-rounded liberal arts program"
• "Values independent initiative"
• "Staying in tune with its roots as a progressive and accessible institution"

Academic programs:

• Most popular majors include economics, education, political science and government
• Other notable programs include creative writing and Peace Corps Preparatory Program.
• Academic calendar "promotes better study habits and more attention focused on each class"

Student body: "highly diverse combination of creative, intellectual minds"

Faculty and administration: "listen and act on the student body's opinions"

Campus life: Events include "films, entertainers, concerts, and other groups, including Second City"

Most popular extracurricular activities: theatre, political activism, and radio; responses to student surveys placed the campus station WVKC 13th in the nation.

Galesburg: "a charming town... you just have to look a little bit." Distinctives include local coffee shops, Lake Storey, and weekly Jazz Night at McGillacuddy's

Statistics:

• Student/faculty ratio 12 to 1
• Most classes and labs have between 10 and 19 students
• Overall academic rating of 93 out of 100
• Professores rated accessible (92 out of 100) and interesting (93 out of 100)