	Kenyon College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States, founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. It is the oldest private college in Ohio and is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The campus is noted for its Collegiate Gothic architecture and rural setting. Kenyon College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2019 was 23.8%, the most selective year to date. History \| Founding After becoming the first Episcopal Bishop of Ohio in 1818, Philander Chase found a severe lack of trained clergy on the Ohio frontier. He planned to create a seminary to rectify this problem, but could find little support. Undeterred, he sailed to England and solicited donations from Lord Kenyon, Lord Gambier, and the writer and philanthropist Hannah More, and the College was incorporated in December, 1824. Dissatisfied with the original location of the College in Worthington, Chase purchased 8,000 acres (32 km2) of land in Knox County (with the Mount Vernon lawyer Henry Curtis), and reached what he would name Gambier Hill on July 24, 1825. There is a legend that Bishop Chase exclaimed, "Well, this will do" upon reaching the crest of the hill. The Kenyon Review Kenyon's English department gained national recognition with the arrival of the poet and critic John Crowe Ransom in 1937 as Professor of Poetry and first editor of The Kenyon Review, a literary journal. Academics Majors Kenyon offers are: Art (Studio), Art History, Dance, Drama, English, Film, Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Classics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, American Studies, International Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies. Kenyon offers concentrations, which are interdisciplinary minors. They are: African and African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Integrated Program in Humane Studies, Islamic Civilizations and Cultures, Law and Society, Neuroscience, Public Policy, and Scientific Computing. Kenyon also offers opportunities for synoptic majors based on a process of academic approval by the College administration. Kenyon requires students to take classes in each of the four academic divisions: Fine Arts (encompassing the departments of Art, Dance and Drama, and Music); Humanities (Classics, English, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Religious Studies); Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology); and Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Sociology). In addition, students must show a basic competence in a foreign language, and also undertake a comprehensive senior exercise for their major during their senior year. The Gund Gallery, a 31,000 square feet (2,900 m2) visual arts center and exhibition space, was founded in 2011. It hosts lectures, public programming and temporary exhibitions that are free and open to both the campus community and the wider public. Athletics Kenyon's sports teams, which compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), are referred to as the Lords and Ladies, and their colors are purple, white, and black with gold often added as an accent. The college's men's swimming team is notable in NCAA Division III, for winning, from 1980 through 2010-an NCAA record 31 consecutive national championships-and then again from 2012 through 2015. The women's swimming team is also considered among the best, winning 23 titles of its own (not consecutively) since 1984. Former Swim Coach Jim Steen has coached the most conference titles in any sport in NCAA history. During the 1980s and ... [more on wikipedia]

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Kenyon College Details

Kenyon College Details
detail	value
state	Ohio
conference	North Coast Athletic Conference
public	Private
scores	2000/1333/30
level	Excellent
rank	[147
overall ROI rank	[91
size	small
undergrads	1662
grads	0
price	62160
drop	13
stem	14
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Kenyon College?

1. number 147 for Academics.

2. number 91 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Kenyon College?

1. Davidson College

2. Rhodes College

3. Occidental College

4. Macalester College

5. Lewis & Clark College

6. Dickinson College

7. Wheaton College

National Academic Rankings

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Kenyon College National Academic Rankings

Kenyon College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	147	63	77	223	177	153	159	57	91
Private	78	58	62	94	83	53	53	30	50
Mid West Region	27	10	15	70	32	42	42	26	23
State of Ohio	5	3	3	14	9	11	10	6	4
Top Ten Top250	147	63	77	223	177	153	159	57	91
Top Ten State of Ohio	5	3	3	8	7	6	6	5	5

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Kenyon College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Kenyon College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.26	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
85.46	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
85.43	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
85.34	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
85.08	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
84.69	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
84.56	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
84.53	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
79.95	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
79.88	Sewanee-The University of the South	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	250
79.52	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158
79.47	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
79.20	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
79.15	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
78.90	Centre College	Kentucky	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Good	244	198
78.74	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
78.56	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
78.55	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
78.28	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
78.20	Denison University	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	204	170
78.15	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
78.12	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
78.10	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
77.91	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
77.87	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
77.64	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
77.19	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
77.08	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
76.64	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
76.30	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
75.61	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
75.35	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
75.09	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
75.07	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
74.75	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
74.74	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
74.46	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
74.36	George Washington University	Washington DC	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	Excellent	51	135
73.95	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
73.94	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
71.05	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
71.01	University of Puget Sound	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Good	227	223
70.74	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
70.61	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
70.60	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
70.57	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
70.45	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
69.25	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
68.69	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
68.60	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14

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Kenyon College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Kenyon College

Kenyon College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Kenyon College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.51	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
96.22	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
95.62	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
95.52	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
95.24	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
94.86	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
94.10	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
94.08	Division I Independents (Average)	-	Division I Independents	-Conf-	Excellent	-	59
94.00	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
91.96	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
85.41	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
84.38	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
82.90	Southeastern Conference (Low)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
82.83	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
81.57	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
80.90	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
79.48	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
76.83	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
76.73	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
76.33	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
76.06	Big West Conference (Average)	-	Big West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
75.10	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
72.59	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86

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