Applying for Financial Aid

Need-based financial aid is awarded to students who demonstrate that their family financial resources are not sufficient to meet the full annual cost of attending Kenyon. Aid awards usually consist of "packages," which include scholarships, loans, and campus employment . In some cases, students are also eligible for grants from the federal or state government, and these are included in the total package.

To determine whether a student has financial need, the College uses the "needs analysis" offered by the College Scholarship Service. This requires an aid applicant's family to submit a PROFILE (Kenyon code 1370) and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (Kenyon code 003065) to the processing centers. Deadlines for these documents differ for regular-decision and early-decision applicants. Please consult the financial aid deadlines chart to determine the correct deadline for your PROFILE and FAFSA applications. Applications filed after the correct deadline will be placed on a financial-aid wait list to be considered for aid only if funds are available after May 15.

The information provided on the PROFILE and FAFSA is analyzed using standard formulas. The result of this analysis is a calculation of what the family can contribute toward the cost of attending Kenyon from parental and student assets and incomes. The difference between what the student's family can contribute and the cost of attending the College is defined as that student's financial need. This need is then provided for by a financial-aid package.

An estimate of your expected family contribution may be obtained here. This is only an estimate and relies primarily on self-reported information from the student and family.

In addition to financial aid based on need, Kenyon offers a variety of scholarship programs without regard to need.