Kenyon College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Kenyon College

Kenyon College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Gambier, Ohio (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 1,732 students of which 2,473 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Kenyon College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 31.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,429 and an ACT midpoint of 33. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $38,512, with published in-state tuition of $71,520 and a Pell grant recipient share of 9.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,527, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 84.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.6%. Graduates earn a median of $71,830 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,627 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 31100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.