November 26, 2018
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That's the most common class size at Kenyon: great, because small, intimate settings allow for thought-provoking discussions, where thinking and learning come alive.
One of the most beautiful anywhere, Kenyon's hilltop campus boasts 125 buildings, a 480-acre environmental center, hiking trails, and woods, all bordered by the scenic Kokosing River.
"The KAC." It's Kenyon's favorite acronym, because the Kenyon Athletic Center is a favorite destination—not to mention the best of its kind in the country. Athletes and non-athletes alike come here to run, lift, swim, crunch, hit, play, and have fun.
There’s only one John Green—the original nerdfighter, bestselling author, and Kenyon alumnus—but every Kenyon student becomes a better writer.
Students working with physics professor Tom Giblin use computational cosmology to explore the structure, evolution and content of the universe, from the Big Bang to dark energy.
Kenyon leads all NCAA Division III institutions with a total of 60 national championship trophies and ranks second with 68 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship award-winners.
As in: Kenyon’s legendary first-year political science seminar, “Quest for Justice,” where you grapple with the big questions: truth, beauty, the human condition, justice.
Siobhan Fennessy of Kenyon's Environmental Studies Program can tell you why and how. A leading authority on wetlands, Fennessy collaborates with students on wetland restoration research.
And you’ll find those apples in the dining hall. Kenyon is a national leader in local foods, which means not just tastier meals but internships and research in rural communities.
Why Kenyon? Besides the obvious reasons - top-notch faculty, talented students, stunning campus - the greatest advantage of choosing Kenyon is the promise that here, you’ll become the person you imagine yourself to be.
That’s because no matter what you study at Kenyon - whether it’s the nature of gravity in the universe or the meaning of the graveyard scene in Hamlet - you will grapple with important questions that challenge you in an environment that nurtures and inspires you.
But don’t take our word for it. Visit our hilltop campus and take a stroll down Middle Path, sit in on a class, talk with an admissions counselor, a student, a professor. Explore Kenyon's comprehensive financial aid packages. And, by all means, apply. It’s the first step toward discovering if Kenyon is the right place for you.
Kenyon College encourages rigorous and civil discourse in its students and community. Applicants can be assured that any discipline resulting from responsible civil action in response to school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and elsewhere will not have a negative influence on their application to Kenyon.