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Statement · Gambier, OH

Kenyon College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $18,242 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $87,590.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $71,830 ten years after entering, the 85th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 82% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,834

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $87,590 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $18,242 and $51,432 a year depending on income at Kenyon College.

Statement of cost · Kenyon College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$87,590
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$18,242
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$38,512
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$71,520

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $18,242; $30–48k: $26,319; $48–75k: $19,156; $75–110k: $23,757; over $110k: $51,432. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$18,242
$30k–$48k$26,319
$48k–$75k$19,156
$75k–$110k$23,757
Over $110k$51,432

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $71,830; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,527.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,627
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,468
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
85th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$71,830
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
16th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$18,527
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,000

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $46,627; 8 yrs after entry: $52,468; 10 yrs after entry: $71,830. Median graduate debt: $18,527. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,527.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$46,627
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,468
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$71,830
Median graduate debt$18,527

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Kenyon College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree86$44,562$19,000
EconomicsBachelor's Degree61$85,978$18,718
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree47not reported$19,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree41not reported$18,354
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree34not reportednot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree31not reported$15,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's Degree28not reportednot reported
MathematicsBachelor's Degree25not reportednot reported
HistoryBachelor's Degree24not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree23not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree21not reportednot reported
International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's Degree20$60,485not reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's Degree19not reportednot reported
SociologyBachelor's Degree17not reportednot reported
PhysicsBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree14not reportednot reported
AnthropologyBachelor's Degree13not reportednot reported
PhilosophyBachelor's Degree9not reportednot reported
ChemistryBachelor's Degree8not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Kenyon College: 1,732 undergraduates; 10% of students receive Pell grants; 31% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

31%

9th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

1,732

70th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

10%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

4th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

82%

finish within 150% of normal time

89th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

not reported

Median family income

$109,674

98th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

not reported

Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30knot reported
$30k–$48knot reported
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.