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Kenyon College
Ransom Hall, 106 College Park Drive
Gambier, OH 43022-9623
Official telephone: (740) 427-5000
Website: www.kenyon.edu
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| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
English, political science, international studies & economics |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
women & gender studies, physics, dance |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.3 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
91% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
10:1 |
| Total faculty: |
111 men, 91 women, 202 total |
| Full-time faculty: |
87 men, 69 women, 156 total |
| Part-time faculty: |
24 men, 22 women, 46 total |
| Graduation rate: |
89% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
no |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors offered in anthropology, art, biology, classics, dance, history, mathematics, modern languages and literature's, music, philosophy, physics, religious studies and sociology. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, pre-theology, Business, education, architecture, clinical psychology, engineering, health care professions, library and information
science, and social work |
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| Combined 3-2 programs available: |
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3‐2 education program with Bank Street Coll of Education; engineering programs with Case Western Reserve U, Rensselear Polytechnic Inst, and Washington U; environmental studies program with Duke U. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
no |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
no |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University), UN Semester, Philadelphia Center |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam. |
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| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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Environmental science semester (Woods Hole). School for Field Studies (environmental field studies abroad). Border Studies Program (El Paso and Mexico). Comparative Women's Studies in Europe program, World Capitals program, Philadelphia Urban Semester, Urban Studies program in Chicago, National Theater Institute in Connecticut. |
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| Army ROTC: |
not offered |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Bachelor's Degrees
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Art History
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- French
- German
- Greek
- History
- International Studies
- Latin
- Mathematics
- Modern Languages/Literature
- Molecular Biology
- Music
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Self-Designed Major
- Sociology
- Spanish
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
- placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options: |
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scores of 3 may be considered. |
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