Apply via Common Application, Coalition Application, or Knox’s own application. 

There is no application fee for first-year applicants. 

Required documents:

 • Secondary School Report and official high school transcript(s) from your school or counselor.

 • Teacher Evaluation / Recommendation (from a teacher in an academic subject area). 

 • Mid-Year Report: updated transcript including fall grades when they become available.

Optional / recommended elements:

 • Interview with an admissions counselor (on campus, regional, phone, or online) — strongly recommended. 

 • SAT or ACT scores may be submitted but are optional; Knox considers them only if you choose to send them. 

High school coursework / rigor is important; Knox looks at the types and difficulty of courses taken (honors, AP, IB) along with the grades earned. 

International applicants must submit additional materials:

 • Official secondary school transcripts. 

 • English proficiency test scores, unless waived under certain conditions. Accepted tests include TOEFL (iBT ≥ 80), IELTS (≥ 6.5), Duolingo (≥ 115). 

 • Knox may waive the English proficiency requirement in some cases (e.g. if you’ve attended a U.S. high school for at least 3 years). 

For transfer students, Knox requires official transcripts from prior colleges/universities, and will also review high school record if fewer than a certain number of credits have been completed. 

Knox’s average admitted high school GPA is around 3.62. 

For students submitting test scores, the middle 50% SAT range is 1195–1368; ACT range is roughly 21–30. 

Knox’s acceptance rate is about 71%. 

Suggested minimum GPA: Some sources list a 2.5 GPA as a baseline for consideration, though higher GPAs improve competitiveness.