Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Colorado's yield is 11 pts higher than Kenyon's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Kenyon's SAT midpoint is 86 points higher than Colorado's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    Colorado is 1.6× more selective than Kenyon

    Acceptance rate
  4. 4

    Kenyon grads earn $6.6K more ten years out than Colorado's ($71,830 vs. $65,222)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Kenyon costs about $4.3K less per year on average than Colorado ($54,379 vs. $58,712, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Kenyon's grants cover 38% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Colorado

    Aid generosity

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Colorado admits 18%, Kenyon 30%; Colorado's yield is higher, at 30%.

Acceptance rate
Colorado18%
Kenyon30%
Quad's selectivity
  • ColoradoVery selective
  • KenyonVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Colorado
1240–1430
Kenyon
1358–1503
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • ColoradoRigor and GPA important68%
  • KenyonRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs

Who's on each campus

Colorado is a bit larger than Kenyon (2,014 vs. 1,589 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Colorado2K
Kenyon1.6K
Pell Grant share
Colorado14%
Kenyon10%

Majors and faculty

Business/Managerial Economics leads at Colorado, and English Language and Literature at Kenyon; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Colorado9 to 1
Kenyon9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • ColoradoBusiness/Managerial Economics8%
  • KenyonEnglish Language and Literature, General16%

What each costs

Kenyon costs about $4.3K less a year than Colorado on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Colorado$58.7K
Kenyon$54.4K
Aid generosity
Colorado33%
Kenyon38%

What each pays off

Kenyon's former students earn more, a median $71.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Colorado$65.2K
Kenyon$71.8K
Graduation rate
Colorado86%
Kenyon87%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Kenyon got less selective while Colorado held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • ColoradoGrowing+12%
  • KenyonGrowing+16%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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