Kenyon College

Kenyon College

Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private institution of higher education in Ohio.   The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rustic setting, and it was named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the world by Forbes in 2010.  Old Kenyon Hall, built in 1827, is believed[who?] to be the oldest Gothic revival building in the Americas, though it has burnt twice and been rebuilt.

The 2005 Princeton Review and Fiske Guide to Colleges 2005 awarded the college top academic ratings. In addition, in 2006 Newsweek selected Kenyon College as one of twenty-five “New Ivies” on the basis of admissions statistics as well as interviews with administrators, students, faculty and alumni.   In 2009, Forbes Magazine ranked Kenyon #22 out of the top 600 colleges and universities on its list of America’s Best Colleges 2009. Kenyon College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Kenyon College Rankings

• TOP 100 PRIVATE COLLEGES
• TOP 100 LIBERAL ART UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE

Kenyon College Tuition and Fees

Schools of Kenyon College

Kenyon College News

• Commencement 2012
  Pride and joy take center stage at Kenyon on May 18-19 as the Class of 2012 celebrates Commencement Weekend. With family and friends looking proudly on, 412 graduating seniors will receive their diplomas and march into the world beyond Gambier.

• Celebrating Cry-i-i-ing
  The National College Dance Festival has invited a quintet of Kenyon student dancers to perform Cry-i-i-ing on May 27 in Washington, D.C.

• Pursuing Poetry
  The Kenyon Review has named poets Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers and Natalie Shapero as fellows who will teach at Kenyon College and work on writing projects during their two-year appointments.

• Super Coach
  Jim Steen, architect of the most successful collegiate athletic program in NCAA history, plans to step down as head coach of the Kenyon Lords swimming and diving team after this academic year.

• Project for Peace
  Students from the hills surrounding the Nepalese village of Kharelthok walk for miles to reach their school, and when they arrive there is no roof on the building and no safe drinking water.

• Ride On
  Pelotonia, the Ohio bicycle tour that has raised more than $25 million for cancer research, has charted the course for riders who will journey from downtown Columbus to Kenyon on August 11.

• Smart Talk
  Basketball coaching star Shaka Smart '99, who defined the role of student athlete while at Kenyon, returns to Gambier for an evening conversation with students on May 3.

• Sustaining Community
  A student exhibition exploring Knox County's public spaces will itself become a community crossroads at the Buckeye Candy Company building in Mount Vernon on May 4-5.

• Warming Up
  Climate-change expert Robert K. Musil will discuss the relevance of Earth Day in a talk on Wednesday, April 25, at 7:00 p.m.

• Believe It
  For John A. Kirkpatrick III '73, the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting won by his staff at the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was "an unbelievable moment." Kirkpatrick is the publisher and president of the newspaper.