| Name |
Kenyon College |
| Address |
Ransom Hall
Gambier, OH 43022-9623 |
| Website |
http://www.kenyon.edu |
| Email |
admissions@kenyon.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
97% |
| Percent Fraternity |
27% |
| Percent Sorority |
9% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
99% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
97% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (67%), women's dorms (3%), fraternity housing (9%), apartment for single students (19%), special housing for disabled students, other housing options (2%) |
| College Owned Singles |
25% |
| College Owned Doubles |
46% |
| College Owned Triples |
3% |
| College Owned Apartments |
23% |
| College Owned Other |
3% |
| Num College Owned |
28 |
| Sprinkler System |
21% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
1,200 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
99% |
| Nearest Airport |
Columbus, OH (45), Cleveland, OH (90) |
| Nearest Train |
Cleveland, OH (90) |
| Nearest Bus |
Columbus, OH (45) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
45% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
38% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
545 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Summer Send-off, Philander's Phling (multiday mid-winter social event), concerts, dance recitals, films, lectures, plays, poetry readings, Activities Mart, Snowden Cultural Center Kick-Off, Pre-Orientation Service Project, Martin L. King Week Celebration, Desserts and Discussions Cultural Discussions, Global Cafe, Global Cafe, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Latino Hispanic Month, Asia History Month, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Month, Take Back The Night, Dessert Iron Chef, Greek Week, Community Service Day, Service Fair, Battle of the Bands. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
138 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Xi, Sigma Iota Rho |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman Community (Roman Catholic), Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Torah Reading Group, Unitarian Universalists of Gambier, and Zen Meditation Group |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) ADELANTE (Hispanic/Latino group), Asian Students for International Awareness, Association of Japanese and American Students, Black Student Union, Capoeira Club, International Students Association, Multicultural Council. |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Activists United, AIDS Committee, Allied Sexual Orientations, Amnesty International, Appalachian Peoples Service Organization, Assistants to Kenyon Admissions, Ballroom Dance Club, Basement Music Club, Beer and***peer education program, Beyond Therapy (comedy group), Chasers (singing group), Chess Club, Circle K (service group), College Democrats, College Libertarians, College Republicans, Cooperative Bookstore, Cornerstones (singing group), Crozier Center Planning Board, Dance and Dramatic Club, Dance Team, Debating Society, Dyer Society (pre-med group), Film Society, First Step (peer counseling), Fools on the Hill (comedy group), Friends of Hospice, Gospel Choir, Greek Council, Gourmet Society, Habitat for Humanity, Hika (literary magazine), Horn Gallery (student art space), Kazoochestra, Model United Nations, Outdoors Club, Kenyon After Dark (activities program), Kenyon Men Against Sexual Violence, Kenyon Student Athletes, Kenyon Symposium, Kenyon Visuals (art journal), Kokosingers, Math Club, Off-campus Activities Program in Psychology, Owl Creek Singers, Persimmons (literary magazine), Renegade Theater, Reveille (yearbook), Safe Walks, Security and Safety Student Auxiliary, Snowden Multicultural Center Programming Board, Social Board, Sociology Student Advisory Board, Sound Technicians, Stage Femmes, Stairwells (singing group), Student-Alumni Association, Student Filmmakers, Student Lectureships Committee, Students for a Free Tibet, Substance-Free Housing, Take Back the Night, Take Five, The Voice (opinion journal), WKCO 91. 9 FM, Women's Collective, United Students Against Sweatshops, Wellness Housing, clubs for aerobics, bowling, bridge, chess, crew, cycling, equestrianship, fencing, flyfishing, gaming, ice hockey, juggling, martial arts, roller hockey, rugby (men's), rugby (women's), skiing and snowboarding, soccer, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, watrer polo, and wrestling. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Kenyon Collegian (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
7 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
27% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
9% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1824 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Episcopal nondenominational |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,661 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
158,053,202 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
36,050 |
| Room Board |
5,900 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
95% |
| Job One Year |
98% |
| Job Two Years |
99% |
| Firms |
3M, AG Edwards, Abbott Labs, ABC, ABN AMRO, Accenture, Adobe Systems, Aetna, Allstate, Am. Airlines, Am. Elec. Power, AmeriCorps, Ameriprise, Amgen Inc., AOL, Aon Consulting, AT&T, Bank of America, Bank of Boston, Bank of NY, Bank One, Barclays Bank, Barn |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
809,327 |
| Num Subscriptions |
8,871 |
| Num Microforms |
142,802 |
| Num Audiovisual |
19,385 |
| Num Ebooks |
15,076 |
| Library Facilities |
Some music collections are housed in the music department; reference collections are maintained in the science departments. |
| Museums |
Kenyon College Archives and Special Collections; Olin Art Gallery; Horn Gallery (student gallery and arts space); Miller Observatory; Brown Family Environmental Center |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
530 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
17 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
0 |
| Num Wired Labs |
6 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,824 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
2,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
No |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols |
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