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Summary
Kenyon College is a private institution that was founded in 1824. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,657, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Kenyon College's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 32. Its tuition and fees are $44,420 (2012-13).
In Gambier, Ohio, it’s hard to tell where the Kenyon College campus stops and the small downtown begins. The hilly campus of the liberal arts college runs into the town’s quaint shops, and the main walkway of campus, Middle Path, intersects downtown. On campus, there are more than 150 student clubs and organizations, including about a dozen fraternities and sororities. The Kenyon student body has slightly more females than males, and freshmen must live in a common residential area. Students are allowed to bring televisions to their dorm rooms, but freshmen rooms do not have cable, and most upperclass students’ rooms don’t, either. A third of students play on the varsity Lords and Ladies sports teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III North Coast Athletic Conference. The school offers more than 150 study abroad opportunities, including the Kenyon-Honduras Archaeology and Anthropology Program and the Kenyon in Rome program. For a different experience closer to home, Columbus—the state capital and home of Ohio State University—is a 45-mile drive away. Each year, students celebrate the impending spring season with a semi-formal dance, known as the Philander’s Phebruary Phling. Students begin and end their time at Kenyon in song, as the First-Year Sing and Senior Sing are two of the biggest traditions on campus.
The Brown Family Environmental Center is the 382-acre nature preserve on campus. At the site, Kenyon students can take courses in biology, ecology, and environmental science, as well as hike, bird watch, and volunteer. Students can also engage in outdoor learning in the surrounding rural community through programs and projects coordinated by the Rural Life Center. Actor Paul Newman, poet James Wright, and former Prime Minister of Sweden Olof Palme are among Kenyon’s notable graduates.
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Kenyon College, among the nation's finest liberal arts institutions, takes pride in exceptionally strong programs in English (Kenyon is the home of the internationally known Kenyon Review), the sciences, and drama. Student-faculty interaction, both in and out of the classroom, and community involvement are hallmarks of the Kenyon experience. Kenyon students, who come from all 50 states and many countries, enjoy an active extracurricular life, with more than 140 student organizations. Kenyon teams compete in 22 sports--11 each for men and women-and the swimming and diving teams are renowned for their record-breaking number of national championships. The Kenyon campus is noted for its beauty and the quality of its facilities, including a $32-million science center, a $70-million fitness, recreation, and athletic center, and a new art gallery and studio art center under construction. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1824 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | rural |
| 2011 Endowment | $179,922,748 |
Applying
When applying to Kenyon College, it's important to note the application deadline is January 15, and the early decision deadline is November 15. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due January 15. The application fee at Kenyon College is $50. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 33.5 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 33.5% |
| Application deadline | January 15 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | January 15 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Kenyon College is 10:1. The most popular majors at Kenyon College include: English Language and Literature, General; Economics, General; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 92.0 percent.
Student Life
Kenyon College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,657, with a gender distribution of 46.2 percent male students and 53.8 percent female students. At this school, 98.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 2.0 percent of students live off campus. Kenyon College is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Kenyon College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Kenyon College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Kenyon College, 50 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Kenyon College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 50% |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Kenyon College, 38.6 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $32,723.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $44,420 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $10,340 (2012-13) |
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