Classical Languages & Literature at Kenyon College

Every classical languages and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the classical languages program at Kenyon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and has a total student population of 1,615. Of the 383 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College in 2021, 4 of them were classical languages and literature majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical Languages & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Kenyon Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Kenyon Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Kenyon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Kenyon is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical Languages & Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	21
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Kenyon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Kenyon College.

Kenyon Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classical languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kenyon College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kenyon also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Romance Languages

Careers That Classical Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in classical languages can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Kenyon College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Interpreters and Translators	1,870	$58,380
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,050	$70,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Curt Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.