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Kenyon College
Ransom Hall, Gambier, OH 43022 - View Map View Map
tel: (740)427-5000
School Notes Overview:
Kenyon is a private, residential liberal-arts college. The College offers exceptional programs, opportunities to collaborate with faculty, and the ethos of a small and welcoming community. The oldest private institution of higher education in Ohio, Kenyon College was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase, an Episcopal bishop. Kenyon's beautiful 1,200-acre campus is in Gambier, Ohio, 45 miles from the state's capital, Columbus. The campus includes a 380-acre nature preserve.
School Overview:
 
County Knox County, OH
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,653 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 10 students
Total Enrollment 1,663 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,620 students
Tuition 39080
Tuition Notes Plus Fees Of $1160
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 66 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 12 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,313
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 21%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,141
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 53%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $20,411
% Students Receiving Loans 54%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $5,645
School Notes:
  • Kenyon College is a unique academic community where collaboration rather than competition is the guiding spirit. As one of the nation's finest liberal-arts colleges, Kenyon is also selective in admissions and passionate in its teaching, scholarship, and dedication to involving students in shaping their own education.
  • Today the College ranks as one of the finest liberal-arts institutions in the country, attracting superior students and a superb faculty and providing them with first-rate academic, residential, and recreational facilities.
  • At Kenyon, you'll choose from 25 departmental and six interdisciplinary majors. In addition to choosing a major, you may opt for a concentration from a list of 10 interdisciplinary programs or choose a departmental minor.
  • Since the College's founding in 1824, Kenyon's facilities have evolved from a small collection of rough log cabins to over 50 academic, residential, and administrative buildings. Recently, the College opened a new music building, three new science facilities, and a new athletic center. A new art center is being built this year. The College has a full wired/wireless network, and buildings are designed to support Kenyon's focus on collaboration and community.
  • An accredited member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Kenyon is also a member of the American Association of Colleges, the American Council on Education, the Association of Episcopal Colleges, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, the Great Lakes Colleges Association, the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, and the Five Colleges of Ohio Consortium. Profile last updated: 04/25/2008.
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