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 2015 are students of color.
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Details from the class of 2015:
- 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 | 405 |
| Accepted | 222 |
| Enrolled | 215 |
Regular Decision
| Applied | 3,877 |
| Accepted | 1208 |
| Enrolled | 257 |
All Applicants
| Applied | 4272 |
| Accepted | 1430 |
| Enrolled | 472 |
Secondary-School Class Rank
| Top 1% | 14% |
| Top 5% | 38% |
| Top 10% | 60% |
| Top 20% | 84% |
| Top 30% | 95% |
| Top 40% | 98% |
| Top 50% | 98% |
Secondary-School GPA
| (4.00 scale) | Percentage of class |
| 4.0 or higher | 39% |
| 3.70-3.99 | 28% |
| 3.40-3.69 | 19% |
| 3.00-3.39 | 14% |
| 2.70-2.99 | <1% |
| 2.69 or lower | 0% |
Secondary-School Course Selection
| Percentage of class taking calculus | 56% |
| Average number of science units | 4.1 |
| Average number of AP courses | 4.8 |
Standardized-Test Scores
| SAT | |
| Middle 50% of Critical Reading | 640-740 |
| Middle 50% of Math | 610-690 |
| Middle 50% of Writing | 640-730 |
| Middle 50% of Combined | 1890-2160 |
| ACT | |
| Middle 50% | 28-32 |
Regional Distribution
| Percentage of class | |
| New England | 10% |
| Mid Atlantic | 28% |
| South | 11% |
| Midwest (Ohio: 14%) | 28% |
| West and Southwest | 19% |
Home States with Largest Enrollments
|
| First-year students enrolled |
| Ohio | 68 |
| New York | 45 |
| California | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 |
| Maryland | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 23 |
| New Jersey | 23 |
| Illinois | 31 |
| Connecticut | 14 |
| Texas | 16 |
| Virginia | 13 |
| North Carolina | 12 |
| Michigan | 11 |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Indiana | 7 |
| Kentucky | 7 |
The Company We Keep
This year, our top ten overlap schools were the following: |
| Oberlin College |
| Middlebury College |
| Brown University |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) |
| Carleton College |
| Vassar College |
| Bowdoin College |
| Denison University |
| Bates College |
| Grinnell College |
Our second group of ten included the following: |
| Macalester College |
| Hamilton College |
| Skidmore University |
| Swarthmore College |
| Dartmouth College |
| Williams College |
| Colby College |
| College of Wooster |
| Amherst College |
| Colgate University |