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Kenyon College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Gambier, OH
Population 55,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,753
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 72%
International 12%
Hispanic 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%
From State 12%
From Region 11%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 52%
Life & Natural Sciences 16%
Arts 13%
Business & Economics 10%
Physical Sciences & Math 9%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,520
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,590
10-Year ROI $77,000
ROI Percentile 12th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #457
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #491
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #501

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1380 – 1480
SAT Math Range 678 – 760
SAT RW Range 680 – 743
ACT Range 31 – 33

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Kenyon College 374 45% / 55% 7% $57,553 97%
Chemistry 9 56% / 44% 11% $65,114 31
Mathematics 17 +12 94% / 6% 35% $73,272 54
Physics 9 +1 67% / 33% 0% $75,863 61
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $61,365 21
Biology 16 +3 25% / 75% 12% $57,941 13
Environmental Studies 11 +3 36% / 64% 0% $52,036 6
Molecular Biology 16 +1 44% / 56% 12% $61,272 21
Neuroscience 11 +2 18% / 82% 9% $57,823 13
Economics 37 +5 73% / 27% 16% $85,978 78 100%
American Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $50,728 5
Anthropology 14 43% / 57% 14% $50,312 4
Arabic 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,548 5
Chinese 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,492 5
Classical Languages 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,202 5
English 55 +7 27% / 73% 0% $44,562 2 97%
French 4 +4 75% / 25% 0% $51,614 5
German 2 50% / 50% 50% $51,521 5
History 19 +7 47% / 53% 11% $51,228 5
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,698 5
International Studies 9 +2 56% / 44% 11% $60,485 18 100%
Italian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $51,681 5
Japanese 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,688 5
Philosophy 6 +3 100% / 0% 0% $51,768 5
Political Science 30 +6 67% / 33% 3% $57,348 12 96%
Psychology 25 +9 16% / 84% 4% $56,844 11 100%
Religion/Religious Studies $49,178 4
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $51,503 5
Sociology 6 +3 17% / 83% 0% $51,149 5
Spanish 1 +16 0% / 100% 0% $51,512 5
Women's Studies 2 +5 50% / 50% 0% $51,196 5
Art History 14 7% / 93% 0% $52,548 6 91%
Dance $39,731 2
Film Studies 8 +4 50% / 50% 0% $49,331 4
Music 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,333 3
Studio Art 15 +2 47% / 53% 7% $52,548 6 91%
Theater 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $38,535 1