Kenyon College Top Questions

While there are a lot of spoiled, rich white kids at Kenyon, they don't make up the entire student body. Unfortunately, Kenyon's tuition is extremely high (one of the highest in the nation), which means that Kenyon students generally tend to be well-off financially. But many students, myself included, wouldn't be going there if we didn't receive a lot of financial aid. And any college you go to is going to have spoiled, rich white kids. There's no escaping that.

Whether or not this stereotype is true depends on the person. I would say the stereotype is least true of seniors who are, by necessity, forced to plan for life after Kenyon. The addition of the NY Times in the dining hall has also helped to connect Kenyon with the world at large. In terms of local connections, there are a variety of organizations, many volunteer, that interact with the Knox county community.

not always

the diversity is pretty bleak here. mostly, it's a lot of wealthy suburban kids. there are the hippies too, but even they come from mostly affluent backgrounds.

They are not. I am not up-tight nor am I an English major.

For the most part, yes. Most of the students here come from fairly affluent families, since it does cost $40,000 a year. But not everyone is preppy.

Sometimes I think they are true-- some people have money, but I don't think they necessarily flaunt it, they are just able to pay for some luxuryies. And some of my friends at state schools think that all of the people that go here are rich-- which is not true. The other thing is that lots of people think we are liberal hippies. Which could be true for some of the population, but there are lots of preppy people as well. I think it is pretty mixed.

most of the students are definately from the upper class, or have that mindset. students are definately disconnected from the outside world. a lot of them are from cities, and they don't understand things like farming and villages.

To an extent-- there seem to be a lot of students who enjoy balancing the two categories above, but some do fit the stereotypes perfectly. However, the school stereotypes are pretty accurate except for the assumption that students get along well with Mt. Vernon.

There is a significant amount of well-to-do white students here, but the college is being very active about changing that. A lot of my friends are wealthy, but I never feel isolated, left out, or different because I am not. People are Kenyon are very accepting and friendly.

Certainly a decent proportion of Kenyon students are financially stable, and the school tends to have a small minority population, but most students are down to earth and would love to take a science class to complement a classical philosophy course. Additionally, many students are very driven and are excited about finding a unique career to complement the well-rounded education a liberal arts school provides.

Neither are completely accurate; you can be who you want to be at Kenyon, which is one of the greatest things about being on this small hill in central Ohio.

As diversity at Kenyon is gradually increasing, as a minority, I feel comfortbale here. In addition, more than half of Kenyon students receive some financial aid. Lastly, although this is a liberal arts college, many students do have morals and there is more to do around here than drink beer until you faint.

The girls don't really care what they look like they roll out of bed and go to class but if they put on a little makeup and went tanning I'm sure they could look as good as the girls at state schools. Although the boys complain... most of the boys have zero personality. Because of Kenyon's new athletic facility a different type of student is attracted to Kenyon.. the prepster/ jocks

Sometimes - there are always anomalies, but most of my friends fit the bill (except for the drugs/smoking) - and I like it that way.

Not exactly. 70{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of students are on scholarship, so those rich stereotypes don't exactly fit. The division of type into location is more accurate, but not entirely - there are nerdy science kids South and there are dumb football players North.

While I think that people are certainly accepting of different kinds of people here, everyone still has his or her own clique. A big group of kids who lived on my dorm hall freshman year still hang out and live together now, as seniors. Same for the fraternities and sororities: while most are inclusive and have open parties, each Greek organization definitely has a stereotype. The Betas are jocks, the Zetas are Barbies, and the ADs (Alpha Delta Phi) are the gay/Jewish/stoner frat. The laid-back stereotype is true of most people. Most students don't talk about their work constantly, but I know a few people who are workaholics.