Kenyon College

https://www.kenyon.edu

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$71,196

3.14% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$46,859

After Financial Aid

2024 Acceptance Rate

31%

7,726 Applicants

2024 Enrolled Students

2,249

77% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

82.3%

443 Graduates

About

Kenyon College is a higher education institution located in Knox County, OH. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Kenyon College were General English Language & Literature (62 degrees awarded), General Economics (42 degrees), and General Political Science & Government (36 degrees).

In 2024, 473 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Kenyon College. 55.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 44.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (341 degrees), 10 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (34 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Kenyon College is $71,196, which is $43,018 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Kenyon College is $71,196, which is $43,018 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $46,859.

In 2024, 65% of undergraduate students attending Kenyon College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 21% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$71,196

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Kenyon College was $71,196. The cost of tuition at Kenyon College is $43,018 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,178).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Kenyon College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$46,859

2024 Value

5.37%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Kenyon College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $46,859. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Kenyon College grew by 5.37%.

This chart compares the average net price of Kenyon College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$14,410

Room and Board

$1,900

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Kenyon College was of $14,410 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 5.88% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,900. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Kenyon College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

65%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

21%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

65% of undergraduate students at Kenyon College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 17.7% with respect to 2023, when 79% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Kenyon College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Kenyon College received 7,726 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 5.99% annual growth. Out of those 7,726 applicants, 2,397 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 31% acceptance rate.

There were 2,249 students enrolled at Kenyon College in 2024. 11% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Kenyon College has an overall enrollment yield of 18.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

31%

Acceptance Rate in 2024

2,397

Accepted Out of 7,726

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Kenyon College was 31% (2,397 admissions from 7,726 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 30.7%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 5.99%, while admissions declined by 5.03%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Kenyon College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

11%

Submission Percentage (2024)

Scores Submitted (2024)

11% of enrolled first-time students at Kenyon College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Kenyon College had a total enrollment of 2,249 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Kenyon College is 1,732 students and the part-time enrollment is 517. This means that 77% of students enrolled at Kenyon College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Kenyon College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 60.2% White, 6.31% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Two or More Races, 3.51% Asian, 2.98% Black or African American, 0.0889% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0445% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Kenyon College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (38.4%), followed by White Male (27.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (4.19%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

77%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Kenyon College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,249 students. The full-time enrollment at Kenyon College is 1,732 and the part-time enrollment is 517. This means that 77% of students enrolled at Kenyon College are enrolled full-time compared with 78.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Kenyon College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

92%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Kenyon College was 92%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (75%), Kenyon College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Kenyon College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
1,353 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
142 enrolled students
Two or More Races
103 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Kenyon College is 60.2% White, 6.31% Hispanic or Latino, 4.58% Two or More Races, 3.51% Asian, 2.98% Black or African American, 0.0889% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0445% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 50.5% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 288 students (12.8%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2024, 53 more women than men received degrees from Kenyon College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Kenyon College is white (341 degrees awarded). There were 10 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (34 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Kenyon College is General English Language & Literature (62 degrees awarded), followed by General Economics (42 degrees) and General Political Science & Government (36 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Kenyon College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Language & Linguistics (46 degrees awarded), English (62 degrees), and History (26 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kenyon College are Elementary & middle school teachers (206,871 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (202,078 people), Secondary school teachers (192,889 people), Postsecondary teachers (173,429 people), and Other managers (164,193 people).

The most specialized majors at Kenyon College in 2024 are Language & Linguistics (46 degrees awarded), English (62 degrees), History (26 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (11 degrees), and Math & Statistics (29 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kenyon College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Logisticians, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Economists

The most specialized majors at Kenyon College are Language & Linguistics (46 degrees awarded), English (62 degrees), History (26 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (11 degrees), and Math & Statistics (29 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kenyon College are Elementary & secondary schools (550,678 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (341,401 people), Computer Systems Design (182,625 people), Legal services (164,791 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (112,155 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Kenyon College.

Most Common (2024)

General English Language & Literature
62 degrees awarded
General Economics
42 degrees awarded
General Political Science & Government
36 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Kenyon College was General English Language & Literature with 62 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Kenyon College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

210

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

263

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 210 degrees were awarded to men at Kenyon College, which is 0.798 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (263).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Kenyon College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Kenyon College in General Economics, which is 2.82 times more than the 11 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 46 degrees were awarded to men at Kenyon College in General English Language & Literature, which is 2.88 times more than the 16 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

84%

100% Completion Time

87%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 84% of students graduating from Kenyon College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 87% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 87% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
341 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
34 degrees awarded
Asian
27 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Kenyon College is white (341 degrees awarded). There were 10 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (34 degrees).

0.846% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
241 degrees awarded
White Female
239 degrees awarded
White Female
238 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Kenyon College is white female (241 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (239 degrees).

Operations

Kenyon College has an endowment valued at nearly $627M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 82.4M (13.1%) compared to the 7.58% average return (3.75M on 49.5M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2024, Kenyon College had a total salary expenditure of 147M. Kenyon College employs 81 Assistant professors, 57 Professors and 53 Associate professors. Most academics at Kenyon College are Female Assistant professor (41), Male Assistant professor (40), and Male Professor (37).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kenyon College are: Service, with 89 employees, Management, with 85 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 74 employees.

Endowment

$627M

2024 Endowment

11.8%

growth from 2023

Kenyon College has an endowment valued at about $627M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Kenyon College grew 11.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $577M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Kenyon College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$50.3M

2024 Salaries

4.94%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Kenyon College paid a median of $50.3M in salaries, which represents 34.3% of their overall expenditure ($147M) and a 4.94% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 5.5% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 6.2% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$19.1M

Instructional Salaries

217

Number of Employees

In 2024, Kenyon College paid a total of $19.1M to 217 employees working as instructors, which represents 38% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $522k (3.48%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kenyon College were Service with 89 employees, Management with 85 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 74 employees.

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