Add Kenyon to your list of must-see colleges, and stroll our iconic Middle Path, called “one of the country’s most idyllic college walks” by Travel + Leisure. Tour the full campus and take specialty tours tailored to your interests. Students are eager to get to know you and show you what it’s like to live and learn at Kenyon.

Join us this summer.

Choose a date and customize your schedule: 

Make your Kenyon visit your own.

Welcome and Student Panel

Start the day with an introduction to Kenyon’s people, place and purpose. Ask students candid questions and hear what life here is really like.

Dining in Peirce Hall

Join student hosts in this community gathering spot, where food and easy conversation fill the room. Parents dine with admissions directors.

Workshops for Parents and Students

Get practical guidance for navigating the college search from admissions and financial aid experts.

Campus Tours

Explore every angle of our iconic campus, including our recently expanded academic quad and brand-new residence halls.

Specialty Tours

Take an in-depth look at the arts, athletics, sciences or writing with a student expert in that area.

Follow your interests

It’s not possible to explore Kenyon’s 1,000 acres and more than 120 buildings on a single tour, so we’ve curated specialty tours that dive deeper into areas of interest. They can be added to any visit.

  • Kenyon College's award-winning athletics center features an Olympic-size pool, tennis courts and fitness and recreation facilities.

    Athletics Tour

    Kenyon’s soaring 263,000-square-foot athletics center and surrounding fields and courts are a fitting home for 23 varsity teams with a record 62 NCAA Division III national titles.

  • Students stroll through the senior studio art show.

    Arts Tour

    Whether it’s light-filled studios, state-of-the-art equipment, or theaters and galleries that welcome audiences of all sizes, Kenyon’s visual and performing arts facilities are designed for ambitious student work. 

  • Kenyon College science majors start research from day one in faculty labs.

    STEM Tour

    About 30% of Kenyon students major in the natural sciences. Working in faculty labs virtually from day one, you get both experience and mentorship — a winning combination for advancing in STEM fields.

  • Kenyon Review student associates show off editions of the famous literary magazine.

    Writing Tour

    Kenyon has shaped generations of writers — bestselling authors, hit screenwriters, Pulitzer Prize winners and a U.S. Poet Laureate among them. See where they got their start.

9:30 a.m. Check in at Lowell House

10:10 a.m. Welcome and Student Panel

11:10 a.m. Campus Tours

12:10 p.m. Lunch in Peirce Dining Hall

1:10 p.m. Admissions and Financial Aid Workshops 

2:10 p.m. Specialty Tours and Interviews

3:10 p.m. Specialty Tours and Interviews

3:10 p.m. Reception with Admissions Team

Start exploring Kenyon’s campus.

Kenyon is more than a beautiful setting. It’s a community shaped by the people who live, learn and create here — where traditions take root and everyday moments matter. Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Kenyon before you arrive.

Watch and listen as alumni bring to life the words of novelist P.F. Kluge ’64: “When you picture a college, chances are, you see a place like Kenyon.” 

Traveling to Kenyon College

Kenyon is located in Gambier, about five miles east of Mount Vernon, Ohio. John Glenn International Airport is the closest major airport, about a 60-minute drive from Gambier. Visitors may park in the West Quad parking garage on College Drive. Follow the signs posted at the intersection of Wiggin Street and College Drive. The parking garage provides direct access to Lowell House, the home of the Offices of Admission and Financial Aid.

Admissions

Contact
Phone Number
740-427-5776
Email Address
admissions@kenyon.edu
Location
Office of Admissions
Lowell House
104 College Drive
Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio 43022