Summer Visit Days

You are invited to explore Kenyon during Summer Visit Days, which are designed to let you build your own visit experience. With a range of tours, interviews, and workshops to choose from, you can tailor your day to fit your interests. You'll have plenty of opportunities to chat with Kenyon students, who are eager to fill you in on what it’s like to live and learn here and to answer any questions on your mind.

Select a Date and Register

Please note that these programs are intended for students who will be high school seniors in the fall of 2025.

Program Schedule

9:30 - 10 a.m.

Registration, Lowell House living room

10:10 - 11 a.m.

Welcome, Student Panel and Q&A, Lowell House 100

Welcome from Vice President of Enrollment and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Diane Anci, followed by a panel presentation of students discussing life at Kenyon and answering your questions.

11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

General Campus Tours

Take a tour led by a student guide and learn about the academic experience and campus life.

12:10 - 1 p.m.

Lunch for Students and Families, Peirce Dining Hall

Families will dine with admissions directors in the lower level of the dining hall in the Alumni Dining Room. Students will dine with current Kenyon students in the Great Hall.

1:10 - 2 p.m.

Workshops for Students and Families

Students: Essay Writing Workshop, Lowell House 400
Explore topics, strategies and approaches for writing your college essay. Whether you’re just getting started or polishing a draft, this workshop is designed to meet you where you are in the process.
Families: Preparing for College Workshop, Lowell House 100
Learn about the application process and financing a college education from admissions and financial aid experts. There will be time for a Q&A session.

2:10 - 4 p.m.

Specialty Tours and Interviews

Choose from a range of specialty tours and one-on-one interviews:

Arts: Explore Kenyon’s performance and studio art spaces and learn about opportunities for creative expression across the campus community.
Athletics: Tour the top-flight facilities in the spacious and architecturally stunning Lowry Center. Please note: the return walk is uphill and can be semi-strenuous for some.
English and Creative Writing: Learn more about writing at Kenyon, from majoring in English to joining the student associate team at the Kenyon Review.
Sciences: Discover the ins and outs of the Science Quad, where you will see classrooms, labs and perhaps some research in progress.

Interviews: This is a chance for you to get to know Kenyon better—and for us to get to know you. You'll meet one-on-one with either an admissions director or a Kenyon fellow for a casual, informative conversation.

3:10 - 4 p.m.

Admissions Reception, Lowell House

Enjoy refreshments and continued conversation with admissions directors and Kenyon students.

Start exploring Kenyon's campus.

Experience every angle of Kenyon on your own, and then register for a campus visit to experience Kenyon for yourself.

Got a minute? Step onto Middle Path in the fall or into Peirce during dinner. Drop in on a Kenyon seminar, lab or studio, explore our athletics facilities, or stroll through Gambier, Ohio, the place Kenyon calls home. Explore more.