Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Gambier, OH
Population 55,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,856
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 12%
From Region 11%
Athletes 35.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
International 12%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 6%
Asian 4%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Kenyon College 508 42% / 58% 14% $58,528 13 98%
Chemistry 9 56% / 44% 22% $68,403 38
Mathematics 27 +12 63% / 37% 63% $78,349 64
Physics 16 +1 75% / 25% 25% $78,523 65
Biochemistry 9 33% / 67% 44% $60,748 17
Biology 21 +2 43% / 57% 19% $59,591 15
Molecular Biology 14 64% / 36% 21% $61,423 18
Neuroscience 20 50% / 50% 5% $58,659 13
Environmental Studies 28 +3 50% / 50% 0% $52,312 6
Economics 28 +10 75% / 25% 25% $89,623 81 100%
American Studies 4 +4 50% / 50% 0% $49,688 4
Anthropology 17 +1 6% / 94% 0% $54,381 7
Arabic 1 +4 0% / 100% 0% $54,993 8
Chinese 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,976 8
Classical Languages 5 +2 40% / 60% 20% $54,220 7
English 79 +13 23% / 77% 6% $46,490 3 97%
Ethnic Studies 5 +2 0% / 100% 0%
French 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $54,820 8
German 1 100% / 0% 0% $54,883 8
History 23 +2 65% / 35% 13% $53,900 7
Interdisciplinary Studies $52,257 6
International Studies 16 +1 25% / 75% 25% $63,177 23 100%
Italian 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,067 8
Japanese 3 67% / 33% 33% $54,931 8
Philosophy 10 +3 100% / 0% 20% $49,284 4
Political Science 33 +7 64% / 36% 6% $59,779 15 96%
Psychology 52 +6 37% / 63% 8% $59,554 15 100%
Religion/Religious Studies 6 +1 50% / 50% 33% $53,786 7
Russian 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $55,009 8
Sociology 19 +5 26% / 74% 21% $54,761 8
Spanish 7 +5 0% / 100% 0% $54,529 8
Women's Studies $54,305 7
Art History 10 +3 0% / 100% 10% $54,129 7 91%
Dance 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $39,709 2
Film Studies 11 +1 45% / 55% 0% $50,553 4
Music 2 +3 100% / 0% 0% $51,422 5
Studio Art 12 +3 8% / 92% 0% $54,129 7 91%
Theater 9 +4 11% / 89% 11% $37,647 1

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,230
ROI Percentile 13th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 66%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 56.9% 289 36% / 64% 10% $54,011 7 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 64 48% / 52% 19% $59,863 15
Physical Sciences & Math 10.2% 52 65% / 35% 44% $76,681 61
Arts 9.3% 47 19% / 81% 4% $49,100 4 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 5.5% 28 50% / 50% 0% $52,312 6
Business & Economics 5.5% 28 75% / 25% 25% $89,623 81 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #402 73% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #369 86% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #495 0% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #432 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $1.5M #529 73% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 30%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 30% 30% 30%
Early Decision 35% 35% 35%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 16%
SAT Range 1400 – 1490
SAT Math Range 680 – 760
SAT RW Range 700 – 740