Kenyon College

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.

Kenyon College Highlights

Where Kenyon College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

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

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Kenyon Students

The student enrollment at Kenyon was 1,662 in 2007 (1,657 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Kenyon participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Kenyon provides on-campus housing for 1,626 of its 1,657 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Kenyon Athletics

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

Kenyon Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: