Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,868
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, small, highly residential // full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 36.55%

Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)

First generation college students: 11.3% (2014)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled:
Percentage of students who are veterans:

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,443
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1340 - 1500

2022 Median Admit ACT: 33
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 31 - 34

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 57.5% (2015)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 56.4% (2014)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 59.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 55.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.7%
Black: 3.1%
Hispanic: 7.2%
Asian: 4.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 5.1%
Non-resident alien: 10.2%
Unknown race: 1.7%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $71,480
In-State tuition: $63,310
Out-of-State tuition: $63,310

Estimated books and supplies: $1,900 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,310 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,750 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board:
Estimated off-campus other fees:

Average Family Income: $106,715 (2007)
Median Family Income: $109,674 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 9.9%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 22.9%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $18,527 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $196 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,244
$30k-48k $15,601
$48k-75k $18,962
$75k-110k $27,334
$110k+ $44,020

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 83%
6-year graduation rate: 87%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $18,527 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,492 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $17,008 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 88.5% (2015)
@3 year 89.0% (2017)
@5 year 90.0% (2014)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 78.4% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees:

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $32,179 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $44,382 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 29 $18,354 $195 $43,685 ($3,640)
Bachelor's Degree History. 23 $40,693 ($3,391)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 15
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 15
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 10
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 57 $19,000 $201 $30,205 ($2,517) $42,331 ($3,528)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 23
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 20
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 13
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 23
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 18
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 10
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 15
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 18
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 8
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 33 $19,000 $201 $42,073 ($3,506)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 14
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 51 $18,718 $198 $56,404 ($4,700) $75,347 ($6,279)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 16
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 12
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 31 $15,500 $164 $21,186 ($1,766)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 9
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 19
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $82,710
Full time faculty: 96%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 9.0

School's endowment start of year: $419,099,295 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $545,722,456 (2022)