Rural is barely adequate to describe Kenyon’s location. Gambier is hardly a town at all. Columbus is an hour away by car; don’t plan on getting there more than a couple times a semester after allowing for your school responsibilities.
There’s no substitute for a visit to see if you’re comfortable with the milieu. In Kenyon’s case, it’s upper-middle to upper-class WASP. Pleasantly liberal, I’d be shocked if you’d encounter any overt discrimination there, but whether you will feel at home I cannot say.
I visited with my son, and it was way too intellectual/artsy/isolated/small for his tastes, but I liked it a lot, and felt that one would get a truly outstanding education there.