Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Connecticut costs about $8.5K less per year on average than Kenyon ($45,906 vs. $54,379, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    Connecticut's grants cover 46% of its full price on average, vs. 38% at Kenyon

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Connecticut has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Kenyon (14% vs. 10%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  4. 4

    Kenyon graduates 4 pts more of its students than Connecticut (87% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Kenyon's yield is 4 pts higher than Connecticut's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Kenyon is more diverse (index 0.55 vs. 0.51)

    Diversity index

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

Kenyon admits 30%, Connecticut 37%; Kenyon's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Kenyon30%
Connecticut37%
Quad's selectivity
  • KenyonVery selective
  • ConnecticutVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Kenyon
1358–1503
Connecticut
1350–1500
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KenyonRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs
  • ConnecticutSchool record required

Who's on each campus

Connecticut is a bit larger than Kenyon (1,937 vs. 1,589 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kenyon1.6K
Connecticut1.9K
Pell Grant share
Kenyon10%
Connecticut14%

Majors and faculty

English Language and Literature leads at Kenyon, and Psychology at Connecticut; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Kenyon9 to 1
Connecticut9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KenyonEnglish Language and Literature, General16%
  • ConnecticutPsychology, General11%

What each costs

Connecticut costs about $8.5K less a year than Kenyon on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kenyon$54.4K
Connecticut$45.9K
Aid generosity
Kenyon38%
Connecticut46%

What each pays off

Connecticut's former students earn more, a median $75K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kenyon$71.8K
Connecticut$75K
Graduation rate
Kenyon87%
Connecticut83%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • KenyonGrowing+16%
  • ConnecticutGrowing+47%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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