Graduate Schools and Preprofessional Programs
About 16 percent of Kenyon graduates go directly to graduate or professional schools. Of those applying to business and law schools, 99 percent are accepted; more than 90 percent of those with a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher are accepted at medical schools. Within five years of graduation, more than 70 percent further their education, with more than 50 percent earning advanced degrees.
Graduate Programs
Anthropology majors
Ph.D. program in archaeology, Harvard University
Ph.D. program in cultural anthropology, University of Chicago
M.A. program in museum studies, University of Wisconsin
Ph.D. program in Latin American studies, Stanford University
Art history majors
Ph.D. program in art history, Stanford University
Ph.D. program in art history, University of Chicago
M.A. program in art history, Yale University
Biology majors
Ph.D. program in biological sciences, Purdue University
Ph.D. program in life sciences, Northwestern University
Ph.D. program in molecular evolution, Yale University
Ph.D. program in wildlife management, University of Minnesota
M.A. program in environmental education, Yale University
Ph.D. program in ecology, Washington University
Chemistry majors
Ph.D. program in chemistry, Boston University
Ph.D. program in chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Ph.D. program in chemistry, University of California Berkely
Classics majors
Ph.D. program in classics, Columbia University
Ph.D. program in classics, Cornell University
Ph.D. program in classics, University of Virginia
Drama majors
M.F.A. program in film studies, Columbia University
M.F.A. program in film studies, University of Southern California
M.F.A. program in film studies, New York University
M.F.A. program in theater, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
M.F.A. program in theater, Yale School of Drama
M.F.A. program in creative writing, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. program in performance studies, Northwestern University
English majors
Ph.D. program in postcolonial studies, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. program in American studies, College of William and Mary
M.A. program in creative writing, University of California, Irvine
M.A. program in creative writing, Iowa Writers Workshop, University of Iowa
M.A. program in adolescent education, Teachers College, Columbia University
M.F.A. program in film studies, Stanford University
M.A. program in journalism, Northwestern University
Ph.D. program in folklore, University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. program in medieval studies, University of Toronto
M.L.S program library science at University of Pittsburgh
History majors
Ph.D. program in Japanese history, University of Michigan
Ph.D. program in American studies, Yale University
Ph.D. program in history, Harvard University
Ph.D. program in public policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
International studies majors
M.A. program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
L.L.M. (Master of laws) program, School for Oriental and African Studies, London (U.K.)
Mathematics majors
Ph.D. program in computer science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D. program in biostatistics, Emory University
Ph.D. program in mathematics, University of Texas, Austin
Mathematics and anthropology
Ph.D. program in statistics, University of Michigan
Modern languages and literatures majors
M.A. program in International Relations, Columbia University
Ph.D. program in Chinese literature, Harvard University
Ph.D. program in Slavic studies, Princeton University
Molecular biology majors
Ph.D. program in biomolecular chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Veterinary program, Ohio State University
Veterinary program, Cornell University
Music majors
Ph.D. program in ethnomusicology, University of Washington, Seattle
M.A.. program in music, Indiana University
M.A.. program in music, Boston Conservatory
Philosophy majors
Ph.D. program in philosophy, University of Michigan
Ph.D. program in philosophy, Columbia University
M.A. program in philosophy, Oxford University (U.K.)
Physics majors
Ph.D. program in astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
Masters program in mechanical engineering, Washington University
Ph.D. program in nuclear medical imaging, University of Chicago
Physics and mathematics major
Ph.D. program in physics, University of California, Berkeley
Political science majors
Ph.D. program in political science, University of Chicago
Ph.D. program in international studies, Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. program in political science, Georgetown University
Psychology majors
Ph.D. program in social psychology, Stanford University
M.S.W. program, Washington University
R.N. program, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Psychology and Spanish major
Ph.D. program in school psychology, Indiana University
Religious studies majors
Ph.D. program in religion, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. program in history of religions, University of Chicago
M.Div. program, Yale Divinity School
Sociology majors
Ph.D. program in sociology, University of Chicago
Ph.D. program in sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. program in sociology, Washington University
Spanish majors
Ph.D. program in Spanish, University of Michigan
Ph.D. program in Spanish, Georgetown University
Studio art majors
M.F.A. program, Rhode Island School of Design
M.F.A. program, Stanford University
M.A. program in architecture, University of Virginia
M.F.A. programin sculpture, Ohio University
Medical, Law, and Business Schools
Medical school
Biochemistry major, University of Chicago
Biochemistry major, Johns Hopkins University
Biochemistry major, Yale University
Biochemistry major, Harvard University
Biology major, Royal College of Surgeons (U.K.)
Biology major, University of Chicago
Biology major, University of Virginia
Chemistry major, Case Western Reserve University
Chemistry major, Johns Hopkins University
English major, Duke University
English major, Tufts University
History major, University of Texas
Modern Languages and Literatures, Dartmouth Medical School
Molecular biology major, Vanderbilt University
Music and molecular biology major, University of Colorado
Neuroscience major, Michigan State University
Physics major, Northwestern University
Political science major, Wright State University
Psychology major, Johns Hopkins University
Psychology major, University of Rochester
Psychology major, University of Chicago
Psychology major, Mayo Medical School
Religion and biology major, University of Tennessee
Spanish and history major, Washington University
Synoptic (self-designed) major, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Law school
Biology major, University of Virginia
Economics and political science major, University of Virginia
English major, Vanderbilt University
English major, Washington University
English major, New York University
History major, New England School of Law
Math and Political Science major, Yale University
Modern Languages and Literatures major, University of Chicago
Philosophy major, St. John's University
Philosophy major, Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley
Political science major, Case Western Reserve University
Political science and economics major, Stanford University
Political science and English major, University of Michigan
Political science major, William and Mary
Political science, Case Western Reserve University
Political science major, University of Wisconsin
Political science major, Washington University
Political science major, University of Texas, Austin
Psychology major, Northeastern University
Business schools (M.B.A. programs)
Economics major, University of Chicago
Economics major, College of William and Mary
Economics major, Dartmouth College
Economics major, Harvard Business School
Economics major, University of California, Berkeley
History major, Ohio State University
International studies major, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
International studies major, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Political science major, University of Chicago
Political science major, Harvard Business School
Political science major, Loyola Graduate School of Business
Political science major, Ohio State University