Focus on big ideas in a small, wide-open space.
“The most beautiful small college campus in America” — that’s how The New Yorker’s longtime architecture critic describes Kenyon. Our thousand-acre campus of woods and greens is dotted with historic stone halls and glass-walled structures for discussing, dining, reading, playing and thinking.
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Ascension Hall
ClassroomsAlmost everyone takes a class in this stately stone castle that overlooks historic south campus.
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Science Quad
SciencesEach building here is connected to promote interdisciplinary research and community-building.
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Horvitz Hall
ArtsDrawing inspiration from light-filled studios, artists take their work from concept to exhibit.
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Chalmers Library
ClassroomsThe new library will be a hub for undergraduate research and experiential learning.
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English Quad
ClassroomsPerched at the top of hill, this newly expanded quad houses one of Kenyon's great hallmarks—the English department.
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Rosse Hall
ArtsA Greek Revival beauty, Rosse Hall is a first-class, 600-seat concert and lecture hall.
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Brown Family Environmental Center
SciencesKenyon’s 500-acre nature preserve serves as a living laboratory.
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Wright Center
ArtsKenyon’s state-of-the-art film center and community hub is situated in the heart of neighboring Mount Vernon.
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Finn House
ClassroomsWords reign — and rain down — in the elegant home of the Kenyon Review.
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College Park Street
ClassroomsThe homes that line College Park Street contain seminar rooms and professors’ offices, where students can be found meeting with faculty advisors.
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Palme House
ClassroomsPalme House not only has arguably the prettiest porch on campus but is also a top candidate for boasting the most fascinating faculty offices.
Go off the beaten path, on purpose.
We are one of very few colleges in the U.S. where all students live on campus. The atmosphere of the college blends seamlessly into the village of Gambier, so it’s not easy to tell where Kenyon stops and downtown begins.
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Middle Path
Gathering SpacesMiddle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering place. It’s a marketplace.
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Kenyon Athletic Center
RecreationIt’s the KAC for short, and that’s pronounced “The Kack”—two mere syllables that, at least here, denote perpetual motion.
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Peirce Hall
Gathering SpacesAlong with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce may be the College's most recognizable landmark.
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Gund Gallery
ArtsAlways expect the unexpected at the Gund Gallery, Kenyon's museum of contemporary art.
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Kenyon Farm
ResidencesStudents can roll up their sleeves here, tending to the land and harvesting the crops that make their way to Peirce Dining Hall.
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Bookstore
Gathering SpacesLocated in the heart of the village, the Bookstore is an important hub of Kenyon’s literary scene.
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Horn Gallery
ArtsThis barn-turned-arts venue hosts concerts, exhibits and slam poetry performances.
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North Campus Apartments
ResidencesThese townhouse-style apartments have two features dear to students’ hearts: freedom and kitchens.
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Village of Gambier
Gathering SpacesWelcome to Gambier, Ohio, the place Kenyon calls home.
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Wiggin Street Coffee
Gathering SpacesHere, community is as vital as caffeine.
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Kokosing Gap Trail
RecreationThis 14-mile trail hugs the bank of the Kokosing River as it winds through forests and farmland.
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First-Year Quad
ResidencesThree residence halls form a U, serving as a focal point of underclass culture.
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Snowden Multicultural Center
ResidencesThis student-led diversity initiative brings together different backgrounds, beliefs and cultures.
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Hanna & Leonard Halls
ResidencesStudents like historic Hanna and Leonard Halls for their prime south-campus location.
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Unity House
ResidencesA safe space for everyone on campus serves as residence hall, meeting place and hang-out spot.
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Old Kenyon
ResidencesWith its proud spires and massive stone walls, Old Kenyon dates from the era of the College's founding
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Ascension Hall
Almost everyone takes a class in this stately stone castle that overlooks historic south campus.
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Bolton & Hill Theaters
From Shakespeare and Molière to Albee and Mamet, drama comes to life on two main stages.
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Bookstore
Located in the heart of the village, the Bookstore is an important hub of Kenyon’s literary scene.
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Brown Family Environmental Center
Kenyon’s 500-acre nature preserve serves as a living laboratory.
BFEC is accessible via the main building entrance.
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Chalmers Library
The new library will be a hub for undergraduate research and experiential learning.
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Church of the Holy Spirit
Stately on the outside, graceful on the inside, the Church of the Holy Spirit lifts its steeple high above the south campus, greeting visitors as they come up Gambier Hill.
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College Park Street
The homes that line College Park Street contain seminar rooms and professors’ offices, where students can be found meeting with faculty advisors.
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Cromwell Cottage
Cromwell Cottage is where Kenyon’s president lives.
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English Quad
Perched at the top of hill, this newly expanded quad houses one of Kenyon's great hallmarks—the English department.
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Finn House
Words reign — and rain down — in the elegant home of the Kenyon Review.
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First-Year Quad
Three residence halls form a U, serving as a focal point of underclass culture.
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Franklin Miller Observatory
Perched on a hill a few minutes’ walk from campus, the observatory lets astronomy students — and, actually, everyone — get up close and personal with the cosmos.
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Gund Gallery
Always expect the unexpected at the Gund Gallery, Kenyon's museum of contemporary art.
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Hanna & Leonard Halls
Students like historic Hanna and Leonard Halls for their prime south-campus location.
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Horn Gallery
This barn-turned-arts venue hosts concerts, exhibits and slam poetry performances.
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Horvitz Hall
Drawing inspiration from light-filled studios, artists take their work from concept to exhibit.
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Kenyon Athletic Center
It’s the KAC for short, and that’s pronounced “The Kack”—two mere syllables that, at least here, denote perpetual motion.
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Kenyon Farm
Students can roll up their sleeves here, tending to the land and harvesting the crops that make their way to Peirce Dining Hall.
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Kenyon Inn
If you’re visiting Kenyon, you can’t find a place that’s more on-campus than the Kenyon Inn (unless you stay in a dorm room).
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Kokosing Gap Trail
This 14-mile trail hugs the bank of the Kokosing River as it winds through forests and farmland.
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Leonard Hall
Students living in Leonard Hall can look down the hill toward the Kenyon Athletic Center or across the south campus to Hanna Hall.
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Middle Path
Middle Path is Kenyon’s main drag and beating heart. It’s a footpath. It’s a village green. It’s a gathering place. It’s a marketplace.
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North Campus Apartments
These townhouse-style apartments have two features dear to students’ hearts: freedom and kitchens.
-
Old Kenyon
With its proud spires and massive stone walls, Old Kenyon dates from the era of the College's founding
-
Palme House
Palme House not only has arguably the prettiest porch on campus but is also a top candidate for boasting the most fascinating faculty offices.
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Peirce Hall
Along with Old Kenyon and its slender spire, Peirce may be the College's most recognizable landmark.
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Ransom Hall
Home of the admissions office, Ransom Hall is often the first Kenyon building you'll encounter when you visit the College.
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Rosse Hall
A Greek Revival beauty, Rosse Hall is a first-class, 600-seat concert and lecture hall.
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Science Quad
Each building here is connected to promote interdisciplinary research and community-building.
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Snowden Multicultural Center
This student-led diversity initiative brings together different backgrounds, beliefs and cultures.
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Storer Hall
Open instrument cases and pencil-marked scores add creative clutter to the décor in Storer Hall, home of the Music Department.
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Unity House
A safe space for everyone on campus serves as residence hall, meeting place and hang-out spot.
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Village of Gambier
Welcome to Gambier, Ohio, the place Kenyon calls home.
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Wiggin Street Coffee
Here, community is as vital as caffeine.
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Wright Center
Kenyon’s state-of-the-art film center and community hub is situated in the heart of neighboring Mount Vernon.