Kenyon College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Kenyon College is located in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase, who became the college's first president. It is the oldest private college in the state. The campus covers approximately 1,000 acres and is famous for its Collegiate Gothic architecture. Kenyon records an enrollment of over 1,500 students every year.

Kenyon College is home to various Greek Letter Organizations such as Alpha Delta Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Phi, Phi Kapps, Epsilon Delta Mu, Zeta Alpha Pi, Psi Upsilon, Delta Tau Delta, and Theta Delta Pi. In addition, there are several on-campus students clubs including the Art History Association, Saturday Night Fellowship, Habitat for Humanity, Owl Creek Singers, and Asian Awareness Club.

Kenyon College competes in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Their sports teams are known as the Lords and Ladies.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, drama and performing arts, mathematics, science, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Selective admissions.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,644 in 2009-2010 (1,817 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kenyon provides on-campus housing for 1,598 of its 1,817 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (24 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

FINE ARTS (19 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (231 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (29 awarded)

• Psychology