The real 4-year cost of Kenyon College in Ohio
Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and required fees at Kenyon College went from $40,240 to $73,230, an average of 3.7% a year. The 2026–27 figure is the school's own announced rate.
2026–27 rate announced: $73,2302026-27 tuition $72,880 plus $350 student-activities fee.source
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2030: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $40,240 | – | – |
| 2009 | $40,980 | – | – |
| 2010 | $40,900 | – | – |
| 2011 | $42,630 | – | – |
| 2012 | $44,420 | – | – |
| 2013 | $45,640 | – | – |
| 2014 | $47,330 | – | – |
| 2015 | $49,140 | – | – |
| 2016 | $51,200 | – | – |
| 2017 | $53,560 | – | – |
| 2018 | $55,930 | – | – |
| 2019 | $58,480 | – | – |
| 2020 | $55,020 | – | – |
| 2021 | $63,310 | – | – |
| 2022 | $66,490 | – | – |
| 2023 | $69,330 | – | – |
| 2026 | $73,230 | $73,230 | – |
| 2027 | – | $75,934 | $73,042–$78,827 |
| 2028 | – | $78,739 | $72,854–$84,851 |
| 2029 | – | $81,646 | $72,667–$91,336 |
| 2030 | – | $84,662 | $72,481–$98,317 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $73,230 |
| Year 2 | $75,934 |
| Year 3 | $78,739 |
| Year 4 | $81,646 |
| 4-year total | $309,549 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $269,549
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $155,445
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Announced 2026–27
- $19,860/ yr
- rising 4.7% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $85,241
School’s own published rateUniversal housing $9,080 plus meal plan $10,780, 2026-27.source
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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Closest to Kenyon College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Denison University$74,000
- Case Western Reserve University$71,988
- Oberlin College$71,462
- The College of Wooster$59,550
- Ohio Wesleyan University$52,296
- University of Dayton$51,910
- John Carroll University$49,100
- Xavier University$48,126
Use this data
Published figures for Kenyon College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.