Kenyon Admission Requirements

How hard is it to get into Kenyon and can I get accepted? The school has a 34% acceptance rate ranking it #3 in Ohio for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 1,896 out of 5,603 applicants were admitted making Kenyon a highly competitive school to get into with a lesser chance of acceptance for qualifying applicants.  Academically, it has extremely high requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 10 percent. Kenyon College typically accepts and attracts "A-" average high school students. Only 24% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class.

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SAT Scores you need to get in

What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Kenyon College?

Kenyon College typically requires applicants to be in the top 10 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1320 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 1230. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1410 out of 1600. The school ranks #3 in Ohio for highest average SAT composite score. 45 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school. Note: SAT scores presented on this page have been adjusted upwards per the College Board's concordance tables for test takers after March 2016.

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into Kenyon?

Admission data indicates that Kenyon regularly accepts students with ACT's of 29 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 9 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 27 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 31 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 33 and above have very competitive chances. The school ranks #2 in Ohio for highest average ACT composite score. Scoring well on the ACT is very important as 68 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Kenyon College.

You will need exceptionally good grades to get into Kenyon College. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Kenyon College was 3.9 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily A- students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #1 in Ohio for highest average GPA. Even with a competitive GPA, admission to Kenyon will be challenging as the school denies more applicants than it admits.

 What do these ratings mean?

65% of Kenyon College freshman were in the top ten percent of their high school graduating class.

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