Admissions Statistics
Kenyon students are curious, creative, and intrigued by the opportunity to live and learn in the company of friends. They're innovative, self-motivated, tolerant, and talented. Above all, they love to learn.
They come from 49 states and 44 foreign countries; 47 percent are male, 53 percent are female; 17 percent of the class of 2016 are students of color.
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Details from the class of 2016:
- Early Decision
- Regular Decision
- All Applicants
- Secondary-School Class Rank
- Secondary-School GPA
- Secondary-School Course Selection
- Standardized-Test Scores
- Regional Distribution
- Home States with Largest Enrollments
- The Company We Keep
Early Decision
| Applied | 390 |
| Accepted | 208 |
| Enrolled | 202 |
Regular Decision
| Applied | 3,557 |
| Accepted | 1214 |
| Enrolled | 248 |
All Applicants
| Applied | 3947 |
| Accepted | 1422 |
| Enrolled | 450 |
Secondary-School Class Rank
| Top 1% | 11% |
| Top 5% | 33% |
| Top 10% | 51% |
| Top 20% | 81% |
| Top 30% | 91% |
| Top 40% | 96% |
| Top 50% | 98% |
Secondary-School GPA
| (4.00 scale) | Percentage of class |
| 4.0 or higher | 40% |
| 3.70-3.99 | 29% |
| 3.40-3.69 | 21% |
| 3.00-3.39 | 8% |
| 2.70-2.99 | <1% |
| 2.69 or lower | <1% |
Secondary-School Course Selection
| Percentage of class taking calculus | 66% |
| Average number of science units | 4.0 |
| Average number of AP courses | 4.5 |
Standardized-Test Scores
| SAT | |
| Middle 50% of Critical Reading | 630-730 |
| Middle 50% of Math | 610-680 |
| Middle 50% of Writing | 630-720 |
| Middle 50% of Combined | 1870-2130 |
| ACT | |
| Middle 50% | 28-32 |
Regional Distribution
| Percentage of class | |
| New England | 12% |
| Mid Atlantic | 27% |
| South | 10% |
| Midwest (Ohio: 14%) | 28% |
| West and Southwest | 16% |
Home States with Largest Enrollments
|
| First-year students enrolled |
| Ohio | 64 |
| New York | 51 |
| California | 41 |
| Massachusetts | 29 |
| Maryland | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 |
| Illinois | 22 |
| New Jersey | 17 |
| Virginia | 16 |
| Michigan | 14 |
| Connecticut | 13 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 |
| North Carolina | 9 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Minnesota | 8 |
The Company We Keep
This year, our top ten overlap schools were the following: |
| Oberlin College |
| Carleton College |
| Middlebury College |
| Brown University |
| Vassar College |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) |
| Denison College |
| Grinnell College |
| Bowdoin College |
| Hamilton College |
Our second group of ten included the following: |
| Skidmore College |
| Macalester College |
| Amherst University |
| College of Wooster |
| Colby College |
| Williams College |
| University of Chicago |
| Bates College |
| Washington University |
| Colgate University |