Kenyon College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 92% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 83% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 83% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 2% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.94 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• English
• history
• psychology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 25% continue immediately.
• 50% continue within one year.
• 75% continue within 10 years.

• Law School: 9%
• Medical School: 8%
• Graduate Business Programs: 14%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 38%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%

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• of Virginia, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State U.

• Chase Manhattan Bank, Chubb Inc., First National Bank of Chicago, Deloitte & Touche, Andersen Consulting, Morningstar, Peace Corps, Teach for America.

• Rutherford B. Hayes, U.S. President; Paul Newman, actor; Robert Lowell, poet; Peter Taylor, author; E.L. Doctorow, author; Carl Djerassi, chemist, developer of birth control pill; Olof Palme, former Prime Minister, Sweden; Jim Borgman, political cartoonist; Bill Watterson, cartoonist, "Calvin and Hobbes"; Richard Thomas, president, First National Bank of Chicago; William Knight, CEO, Nabisco.