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Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · CDS 20242025 · Rural: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
31.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
18.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,250
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,118

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,228
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,228

Admissions

Total applicants7,726
Total admitted2,397
Total enrolled439
Overall admit rate31.0%
Admit rate — women37.3%
Admit rate — men24.8%
Yield rate18.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT11.0%
% submitting ACT10.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile680
SAT EBRW 75th %ile743
SAT Math 25th %ile678
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class61.0%
% in top 25% of HS class84.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$71,870
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$350
Room and board$17,030
Total cost — in-state$89,250
Total cost — out-of-state$89,250

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$59,041
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$19,471
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,118

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,591
# admitted from waitlist43
Waitlist admit rate5.4%
Transfer applicants (total)103
Transfer admit rate46.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)31.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$38,512Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)87.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)82.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate91.5%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$57,786Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant11.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan25.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full29.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress14.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white65.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white49.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown26.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters15.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences12.6%
Psychology10.2%
Visual And Performing Arts9.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation5.5%
Mathematics And Statistics5.3%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics4.9%