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.
- English Language and Literature, General 23.010116% 79Graduates in this field earn $52,945 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.010110% 52
- Political Science and Government, General 45.10016.5% 33
- Economics, General 45.06015.5% 28Graduates in this field earn $103,791 4 years out
- 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
Economics$103,791 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $58,082
4 years after completion$103,791National median: $82,686Above typicalMedian federal debt: $18,718 · 122 graduates, two most recent years combined
International/Globalization Studies$72,305 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$72,305National median: $59,972Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fine and Studio Arts$53,620 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $23,082
4 years after completion$53,620National median: $41,367Above typicalMedian federal debt: $15,500 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined
English Language and Literature, General$52,945 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $29,962
4 years after completion$52,945National median: $48,590Above typical4 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
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.
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.
$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.
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)
