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Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · Private · Rural (fringe)

Private institution in Gambier, OH · 1,753 undergraduates · 31% acceptance rate · $71,830 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,3831,700th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$69,3302,042nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$69,3302,042nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$83,8001,968th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,527501st lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,830251st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,627755th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
86.8%119th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
91.3%211th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
30.7%112th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
144072nd highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7531,017th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.1%2,068th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 137 mi (DTW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 30 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$55,151$50,856
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,235—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$37,208$25,194
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$32,382$28,055
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$25,194$23,456
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$20,140$25,967
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
DanceVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.