Kenyon in the News

Kenyon is ranked number thirty in U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings of the nation's "best liberal-arts colleges." Last year, the College was number twenty-nine. Williams College took the top spot, followed by Amherst College at number two and Swarthmore College at number three. Oberlin College dropped one spot to number twenty-four. Denison University is listed at number forty-nine.

Kenyon is mentioned in the September 1 edition of U.S. News and World Report, the "America's Best Colleges" issue (which includes the rankings noted above). In a story entitled "The Admissions Maze," a section about wait lists reports that a whopping 50 percent of colleges reported an increase in the number of students placed on the wait list. Kenyon is no exception. "Last year, 211 students were put on the wait list, forty-five of whom were ultimately accepted," reports the magazine.

The Princeton Review lists Kenyon in its annual rankings of the 351 best colleges. The College ranks number eleven in the category "professors bring material to life," number ten in "professors make themselves available," number ten for a "beautiful campus," and number sixteen for "happy students."