Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio · Also known as Kenyon · Website
$71,830
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$71,830
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kenyon College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Gambier, Ohio with 1,732 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $38,512 a year (tuition and fees $71,520). It admits 31% of applicants and 82% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $71,830 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,527 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,512
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$71,520
US median $11,837
Admission rate
31%
US median 78%
Completion rate
82%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,527
About $196 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$71,830
Rank 341 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,512
- Tuition and fees
- $71,520
- Cost of attendance
- $87,590
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.5%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,242
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $26,319
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,156
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,757
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $51,432
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,140 in 2015-16 to $71,520 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 31%
- Average SAT
- 1,429
- SAT reading, middle
- 715
- SAT math, middle
- 705
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 1,732
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 82%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 32
- Endowment
- $626.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 341 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,512 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $71,520 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 31% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 82% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,527 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,627 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $71,830 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 87% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
32 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 86 | $19,000 | $29,962 | $52,945 | $48,590 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $18,718 | $58,082 | $103,791 | $82,686 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $19,000 | $39,203 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $18,354 | $39,550 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $15,500 | $23,082 | $53,620 | $41,367 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $72,305 | $59,972 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Gambier and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Kenyon College cost?
$38,512 a year is the average net price at Kenyon College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $71,520, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,590. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,242 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kenyon College?
31% of applicants are admitted to Kenyon College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,429 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Kenyon College graduates earn?
$71,830 a year is the median pay of former Kenyon College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,627 after 6 years). That ranks 341 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $58,082.
How much student debt do Kenyon College graduates have?
$18,527 is the median federal student loan debt of Kenyon College graduates, about $196 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kenyon College?
82% of first-time, full-time students at Kenyon College finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Kenyon College?
English Language and Literature, General (86 bachelor's graduates), Economics (61 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (47 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 32 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.