Kenyon

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Kenyon

Overview

  • Location: Gambier, OH
  • Type: Private liberal arts college
  • Category: Top LAC
  • Total Enrollment: ~1,717 (varies by source; 2,249 reported for Fall 2024 by some)
  • Average Class Size: 15
  • 98% of faculty hold PhD or terminal degree
  • 100% residential campus

Admissions (Fall 2024)

  • Total Applicants: 7,726
  • Admitted: 2,397
  • Enrolled: 439
  • Acceptance Rate: 31.0%
  • Early Decision Acceptance Rate: ~55% (estimated; 227 ED admits = 53% of class; ED comprises 40-45% of class annually)
  • Yield Rate: 18%
  • Early Round: ED I (Nov 15) and ED II (Jan 15); no EA
  • Testing Policy: Test-optional (through Fall 2026)
  • Percent in Top 10% of HS Class: 61%

Academic Profile

  • SAT Middle 50%: 1370-1473 (EBRW 680-743, Math 678-760)
  • ACT Middle 50%: 31-33
  • Average GPA: 3.9 unweighted (64% of admits have 3.75+)

Demographics

  • White: 57.7%
  • International: 9.2%
  • Hispanic: 6.3%
  • Multiracial: 5.1%
  • Asian: 4.6%
  • Black: 3.4%
  • Gender: 56.2% women, 43.8% men
  • Students from 45 US states and 53 countries
  • 33% identify as domestic students of color or international

Financial Aid

  • Meets 100% of demonstrated need for all four years
  • Average Aid Package: $59,726
  • 49% of students receive financial aid
  • Net Price by Income:
  • $0-30,000: $12,582
  • $30,001-48,000: $8,105
  • $48,001-75,000: $13,076
  • $75,001-110,000: $25,672
  • Over $110,000: $45,570

Athletics

  • NCAA Division III -- North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)
  • 22 varsity sports (11 men's, 11 women's)
  • ~660 athletes (~29.3% of enrollment)
  • Swimming dynasty: 50+ combined NCAA D-III national championships (men's and women's)
  • Women won 25th NCAA D-III swimming title in 2024

Notable

  • Home of the Kenyon Review, founded 1939 -- one of America's most prestigious literary magazines
  • Strong creative writing program (notable alumni: E.L. Doctorow, Robert Lowell connection)
  • Paul Newman (actor) attended Kenyon
  • David Foster Wallace connections
  • 91% freshman retention rate
  • 90% of 2025 graduates employed or in grad school within 6 months

Sources

  • Kenyon CDS: https://www.kenyon.edu/offices-and-services/office-of-institutional-research/common-data-sets/
  • Kenyon in Numbers: https://www.kenyon.edu/kenyon-in-numbers/
  • CollegeData: https://waf.collegedata.com/college-search/kenyon-college/admission
  • BigFuture: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/colleges/kenyon-college/admissions
  • College Factual: https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/kenyon-college/student-life/diversity/
  • College Factual Net Price: https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/kenyon-college/paying-for-college/net-price/
  • Kenyon Athletics: https://athletics.kenyon.edu/sports/2012/7/17/GEN_0717121513.aspx?tab=quickfacts