Kenyon College
OH · Private · Midwest · Liberal arts college · Top 50 tier · 1,589 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~56% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “You will only need to provide your official score report if you are admitted and enroll at Kenyon.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 2,271 | 34.1% | 62.4% | Not reported | Not reported | 58% | Not reported | ERW 640-720, Math 630-740 | 29-33 | |
| 2020-21 ↗ | 2,440 | 36.9% | 61.9% | Not reported | 100% | 53.1% | 50.7% | ERW 660-730, Math 620-730 | 30-33 | |
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,778 | 36.5% | 53.7% | Not reported | 48.2% | 23.1% | 25.1% | 1360-1470 | 31-34 | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,784 | 34.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 54.8% | 28.1% | 26.7% | 1380-1490 | 31-34 | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,524 | 30.7% | 40.9% | Not reported | 37% | 20% | 17% | 1380-1480 | 31-34 | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,397 | 31% | Not reported | Not reported | 21% | 11% | 10% | 1370-1473 | 31-33 | |
| 2025-26 ↗ | 2,138 | 30.2% | 34.8% | Not reported | 15.5% | 7.5% | 8% | 1400-1495 | 31-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 8%
- 2024: 5%
- 2023: 11%
- 2021: 0.1%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS