Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio · Private · 1,732 undergraduates · kenyon.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
30%
of 7,091 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1400 to 1495
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$101,280Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Kenyon College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
30% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
44% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.15).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$101,280
a year in 2027-28, from a $101,280 sticker price
What to do with your 1430
Send your score
About 86% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1310, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Standardized Testing Policy | Kenyon College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
30%
of applicants were admitted: 2,138 of 7,091 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 35% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
1,439 students were offered a spot; 63 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 7.5% of them sent SAT scores and 8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1400 to 1495
Reading and Writing 700 to 740
Math 680 to 765
ACT composite 31 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160077%
- 1200 to 139923%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.15
- 4.044%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.499.6%
- 3.00 to 3.245.4%
- 2.50 to 2.991%
- Below 2.500.6%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$101,280
a year
- Tuition$75,800
- Fees$360
- Food and housing$20,650
- Books and supplies$1,980
- Transportation and other$2,490
Kenyon College published $97,380 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,548
- $30,001 to $48,000$9,136
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,184
- $75,001 to $110,000$31,525
- Over $110,000$48,147
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$59,495
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
32%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $28,992 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (Kenyon-sponsored)
$1,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
32 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
4 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,580Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| Biology | 3 | ||
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 115 |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL 115 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 112 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | MATH 111 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 121 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHNS 213-214Y |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | SCMP 118/COMP 118 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENVS 112 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 213Y-214Y |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 213Y-214Y |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ITAL 213Y-214Y |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 213Y-214Y |
| Latin | 4 | LATN 201-202 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ||
| Microeconomics | 4 | ||
| Music Theory | 3 | see department for placement | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC 101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 4 | MUSC 121Y |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 2 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 2 | PHYS 140 |
| Psychology | 5 | 2 | PSYC 100/110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 213Y-214Y |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | Satisfies language requirement | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 213Y-214Y |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STAT 106 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
86%
Come back for a second year
92%
Typical earnings
$65,780
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Kenyon College$54,733
- All colleges$51,369
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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