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Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural

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At a glance

Average net price
$38,512What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
31%
Graduation rate
84%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
1,732
In-state tuition
$71,520Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$71,520
SAT midpoint
1,420
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$71,830Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against private nonprofit 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$38,512

Better than 7% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1092 compared).

Completion

84%

Better than 92% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1063 compared).

Earnings

$71,830

Better than 83% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1087 compared).

Debt at graduation

$18,527

Better than 87% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges (1020 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$87,590

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$38,512

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Kenyon College
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time84%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return92%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$18,527
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$71,830

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Kenyon College by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Economics$58,08261
Political Science and Government$39,55041
Psychology, General$39,20347
English Language and Literature, General$29,96286
Fine and Studio Arts$23,08231
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported34
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reported28
MathematicsNot reported25
HistoryNot reported24
Biology, GeneralNot reported23
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNot reported21
International/Globalization StudiesNot reported20
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesNot reported19
SociologyNot reported17
PhysicsNot reported16
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsNot reported14
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reported14
AnthropologyNot reported13
PhilosophyNot reported9
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reported8
ChemistryNot reported8
MusicNot reported7
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reported6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported5
DanceNot reported5
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported1
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesNot reportedNot reported
Area StudiesNot reportedNot reported

All 32 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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