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Kenyon College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Gambier, OH
Population 55,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

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

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 52%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Arts 13%
Business & Economics 10%
Engineering, Computing & Math 7%

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 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #466
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #498
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #509

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 21%
SAT Range 1,358 – 1,503
ACT Range 31 – 33

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Kenyon College 374 45% / 55% 7% $66,470
Mathematics 17 +12 94% / 6% 35%
Physics 9 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0%
Biology 16 +3 25% / 75% 12%
Chemistry 9 56% / 44% 11%
Environmental Studies 11 +3 36% / 64% 0%
Molecular Biology 16 +1 44% / 56% 12%
Neuroscience 11 +2 18% / 82% 9%
Economics 37 +5 73% / 27% 16% $93,454
American Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
Anthropology 14 43% / 57% 14%
Arabic 5 40% / 60% 0%
Chinese 2 50% / 50% 0%
Classical Languages 5 40% / 60% 0%
English 55 +7 27% / 73% 0% $48,437
French 4 +4 75% / 25% 0%
German 2 50% / 50% 50%
History 19 +7 47% / 53% 11%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
International Studies 9 +2 56% / 44% 11% $65,745
Italian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Japanese 3 33% / 67% 0%
Philosophy 6 +3 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 30 +6 67% / 33% 3%
Psychology 25 +9 16% / 84% 4%
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Sociology 6 +3 17% / 83% 0%
Spanish 1 +16 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 2 +5 50% / 50% 0%
Art History 14 7% / 93% 0%
Dance
Film Studies 8 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Music 4 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 15 +2 47% / 53% 7%
Theater 7 +1 29% / 71% 0%