Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase. It is the oldest private institution of higher education in the state of Ohio and enrolls approximately 1,800 undergraduate students. Students choose from over 50 majors, minors, and concentrations, including self-designed majors.
Philander Chase (1775–1852) was the founder and first president of Bexley Hall and Kenyon College, and later became Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church
Aerial view of Kenyon's campus
"Middle Path" runs two-thirds of a mile through the campus
Kenyon's First Seal
Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,213 at the 2020 census.
Middle Path
James Gambier, a founding benefactor of Kenyon College
The Kokosing River, a tributary of the Ohio River, flows past Gambier