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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is English Language and Literature, General (16% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 98% of faculty are full-time. Spends $26,237 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

508 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 43% of graduates; 35 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. English Language and Literature, General 23.010116% 79
    Graduates in this field earn $52,945 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.010110% 52
  3. Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.5% 33
  4. Economics, General 45.06015.5% 28
    Graduates in this field earn $103,791 4 years out
  5. Environmental Studies 03.01035.5% 28

Fastest-growing field: Natural resources, 0.0% → 5.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (28 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Economics$103,791 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,082

    4 years after completion$103,791
    National median: $82,686Above typical

    Median federal debt: $18,718 · 122 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. International/Globalization Studies$72,305 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$72,305
    National median: $59,972Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Fine and Studio Arts$53,620 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $23,082

    4 years after completion$53,620
    National median: $41,367Above typical

    Median federal debt: $15,500 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. English Language and Literature, General$52,945 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,962

    4 years after completion$52,945
    National median: $48,590Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $41,863(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $19,000 · 156 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Political Science and Government$39,550 1 yr out

    1 year after completion: $39,550

    4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report

    Median federal debt: $18,354 · 85 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college9 to 1
9 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 84% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 9 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,590 students, 186 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Programs & curriculum

  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Student-designed major
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, humanities, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty98%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$87,907

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$26,237
$26,237
← Lessmore than 91% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$312,989
$312,989
← Lessmore than 92% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Kenyon College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Kenyon College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)