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Anonymous wrote:Hard times ahead. I could never understand DCUM’s love for this school—it’s just not that great.

https://kenyoncollegian.com/news/2025/11/kenyon-personnel-to-be-reduced-as-student-body-decreases/

It was an exceptional experience for me and my friends in the 90s. Spectacular education—all of my circle went on to top grad or law schools and excelled.

That said, it has always been endowment poor and its isolated location makes it a tough sell today.

Hope they find a path forward.

$680 million for a student body of 1,700 is not "endowment poor." Elon's endowment is barely half that for a student body four times larger. That's endowment poor. Christ.

Kenyon will be fine. My kid is ED there and an athlete. Endowment isn't huge but solid on a per student basis. I think this is more a rethinking of their prior plan to increase enrollment. Agree with the earlier commenter that plenty of rich families sending their kids there and plenty of good outcomes for FA kids who end up being loyal donors. If you are a believer in a strong liberal arts foundation which is heavy on writing, Kenyon is among a handful of schools that should be on your short list.

As for the location, it makes the school a bit self-selecting. For my child, the setting was a key attracting feature.

I'm surprised that they still don't have a Computer Science major.

Nowadays most students would prefer a T30 over a liberal arts college. And a T15 over a T10 lac.

Anonymous wrote:Hard times ahead. I could never understand DCUM’s love for this school—it’s just not that great.

https://kenyoncollegian.com/news/2025/11/kenyon-personnel-to-be-reduced-as-student-body-decreases/

It was an exceptional experience for me and my friends in the 90s. Spectacular education—all of my circle went on to top grad or law schools and excelled.

That said, it has always been endowment poor and its isolated location makes it a tough sell today.

Hope they find a path forward.

They take a large number of athletes ED. Most full pay.

They will be ok. They just need to abolish all those staff positions which are along the lines of Assistant Deputy Dean of Student Satisfaction, as well as the snarky middle-aged women playing Solitaire on their computers that you have to get past to talk to the Assistant Deputy Deans.

Anonymous wrote:This is not unique to Kenyon. The University of Chicago -- one of the most prestigious schools in the country -- is facing the same issues. For the love of God.

Student body decrease? No.
They have financial issues but have no problem with enrollment thanks to their ED programs.

Interesting, Kenyon is in a better place than a lot of schools. Hard times for so many schools with even smaller endowments.

Name me a school where this isn’t happening now.

Location? Many LACs on east coast are doing fine. Among midwest LACs, Carleton and Grinnell are doing well.

It’s tiny but full of rich kids. They will survive.

This is not unique to Kenyon. The University of Chicago -- one of the most prestigious schools in the country -- is facing the same issues. For the love of God.

It's a fine school but the road ahead for many like Kenyon will be tough.

Hard times ahead. I could never understand DCUM’s love for this school—it’s just not that great.

https://kenyoncollegian.com/news/2025/11/kenyon-personnel-to-be-reduced-as-student-body-decreases/