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Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Kenyon College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Gambier, Ohio. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,249 students.

Kenyon College offers bachelor's degrees across 36 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are English Language and Literature, General, Psychology, General, and Political Science and Government. It awarded 508 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

2,249
Students enrolled
92%
First-year retention
508
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
36
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 36

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Psychology 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 9
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 2
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
92%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
508

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,249
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,249
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,418
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
President
Julie Kornfeld
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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