- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Kenyon College
Gambier, OHRural: fringeZIP 43022Founded 1824
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1824
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.kenyon.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private nonprofit college in Gambier, Ohio, with 1,732 undergraduates. It admits 31% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $33,279 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate31%
Retention92%
4-year graduation80%
Pell Grant share11%
Federal loans23%
$33,279net price / year
31%admission rate
1429average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$65,780median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,000median debt
#537 of 1,704 for earnings#1,552 of 1,739 for lowest net price#114 of 1,738 for graduation rate#112 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $91,010tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $72,220
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $72,220
- Average net price
- $33,279national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,548
$30,001–48,000$9,136
$48,001–75,000$15,184
$75,001–110,000$31,525
$110,001+$48,147
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 31%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1429
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 680–743
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 678–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 31–33
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college31%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college11%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 80%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 88%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,882
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,780middle 50%: $42,116–$104,779
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,779
Median, Kenyon College$65,780
Lower quarter$42,116
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,732
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 11%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 98%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,767 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,237
- Endowment, end of year
- $626,603,453
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic8.2%
Black2.5%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.1%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences19%
English language & literature16%
Biological & biomedical sciences13%
Psychology10%
Visual & performing arts9.2%
Natural resources & conservation5.5%
Mathematics & statistics5.3%
Foreign languages & linguistics4.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203535. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1797768.