Kenyon College

Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

• Small private liberal arts college that sits on a hillside overlooking a river, woods, and fields in a rural area.

• Meets full demonstrated need of admitted students.   Merit scholarships average $14,600 and are awarded to 47% of students.

• Started as an all-male school but today women represent 57% of the student body.

• Over 50 majors, minors, and concentrations available.

• Strongest programs include English, Drama, Modern Languages and Literature, Mathematics and Statistics, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, and Biology.

• Academics are intense but the environment is collaborative.

• Emphasis is on critical thinking, class discussion and writing.

• Most classes have 30 or fewer students.

• The campus includes a nature preserve featuring hiking trails and gardens.

• Impressive new library opening this year.

• Strong focus on pure liberal arts with no core requirements.

• Professors are active researchers and passionate about their fields.   They are very accessible to students and most live very close to campus.

• All students live on campus.

• Given it’s rural location, all social life takes part on campus.

• Greek system attracts 19% of men and 14% of women.

• Division III sports - 20 varsity sports - known for swimming and diving with 33 NCAA Division III titles.

• A capella is very big here.  People joke that more people attend a capella concerns than football games.

• Strong on traditions.

• Large alumni network.