Visit Kenyon

An Unforgettable College Tour

Step onto Kenyon's campus and you'll see why it's ranked among the most beautiful in the country. Stay a while — talk with students, sit in on a class, tour the athletics center — and you'll begin to understand what makes this place so hard to leave. Whether you arrive for a program, a campus tour, for an unguided walk through our iconic landmarks, you'll likely leave with a camera roll of pictures and a very real sense of our campus community.

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Specialty Tours at Kenyon

It’s not possible to explore Kenyon’s 1,000 acres and more than 120 buildings on a single tour, so we’ve curated specialty tours that dive deeper into different areas of interest. They can be added to any visit.

Athletics Tour

Kenyon’s soaring 263,000-square-foot athletics center and surrounding fields and courts are a fitting home for 23 varsity teams with a record 62 NCAA Division III national titles.
Arts Tour

Whether it’s light-filled studios, state-of-the-art equipment, or theaters and galleries that welcome audiences of all sizes, Kenyon’s visual and performing arts facilities are designed for ambitious student work.
STEM Tour

About 30% of Kenyon students major in the natural sciences. Working in faculty labs virtually from day one, you get both experience and mentorship — a winning combination for advancing in STEM fields.
Writing Tour

Kenyon has shaped generations of writers — bestselling authors, hit screenwriters, Pulitzer Prize winners and a U.S. Poet Laureate among them. See where they got their start.

Welcome, Counselors.

We provide tailored resources for high school counselors and independent educational consultants, offering opportunities to connect with the admissions team and experience the campus firsthand.

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Spend a Weekend at Kenyon

People sometimes ask: what do Kenyon students do on the weekends? The answer: everything. As an entirely residential campus, when the weekend arrives, the campus doesn't empty out. It comes alive.

36 Hours with Isa from New York 36 Hours with Caleb from Massachusetts 36 Hours with Ari from California

Kenyon in a Minute

Headphones on. Volume up. This is Kenyon in a Minute — an ASMR-friendly campus tour of footsteps, birdsong, and bells for anyone who needs a quiet minute on one of the country's most beautiful campuses.

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60-Second Syllabus

If you can't sit in on all the classes (and it's tempting), the next best thing is to listen in. In our 60-Second Syllabus series, Kenyon professors give a brief overview of some of their most popular courses.

Professor Jonathan Tazewell on Basic Cinematography Professor Benjamin Schumacher on Rocket Science Associate Professor Leah Dickens on Positive Psychology

Picture a College

"Chances are that when you picture a college, you see a place like Kenyon," wrote P.F. Kluge '64, an English professor and writer-in-residence at Kenyon. Explore our iconic landmarks along Middle Path, and when you're ready, come to campus to experience them up close.

Middle Path

Gathering Spaces

Middle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering space. It’s a marketplace.
Old Kenyon

Residences

With its proud spires and massive stone walls, Old Kenyon dates from the era of the College’s founding.
Peirce Hall

Gathering Spaces

Along with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce may be the College’s most recognizable landmark.
Chalmers Library

Classrooms

Our light-filled library is a hub for undergraduate research and experiential learning.
West Quad

The academic heart of Kenyon’s campus.
Gund Gallery

Arts

Always expect the unexpected at the Gund Gallery, Kenyon’s museum of contemporary art.
Lowry Center

Recreation

Big, superbly equipped, architecturally striking and filled with light, the Lowry Center is arguably the best small-college sports facility in the country.
Science Quad

Sciences

Each building here is connected to promote interdisciplinary research and community-building.

Traveling to Kenyon College

Kenyon is located in Gambier, about five miles east of Mount Vernon, Ohio. John Glenn International Airport is the closest major airport, about a 60-minute drive from Gambier. Visitors may park in the West Quad parking garage on College Drive. Follow the signs posted at the intersection of Wiggin Street and College Drive. The parking garage provides direct access to Lowell House, the home of the Offices of Admission and Financial Aid.