Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI · Private four-year · City: Small
1,196undergraduates
75%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$26,050average net price per year
82%graduate in 6 years
84%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,656
- Admitted
- 2,787
- Admit rate
- 75%
- Admit rate, women
- 80%
- Admit rate, men
- 72%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 13%
- First-year students
- 370
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 33%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 610-700
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 578-673
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 1%
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
28 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
Social sciences (5)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (32 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (3)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (2)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $58,764
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,084
- Books and supplies
- $900
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,460
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $74,208
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $74,208
- Total cost living at home
- $62,664
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $14,732 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $12,833 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,500 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $22,143 |
| Over $110,000 | $29,188 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $45,123
- Got a grant from the college
- 98%
- Average grant from the college
- $42,259
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 23%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 48%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,421
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 72%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 80%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 82%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 78%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 82%
- Came back for year two
- 84%
| Pell grant students | 76% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 89% |
| Neither | 80% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 260 | 83% |
| Men | 188 | 79% |
| Asian | 30 | 77% |
| Black | 45 | 76% |
| Hispanic | 73 | 75% |
| White | 249 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 94% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 15 | 67% (small group) |
| International | 19 | 89% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 364 | 78% | 17% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 20 | 65% | 25% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,196
- Undergraduates
- 1,196
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,190
- Part-time undergraduates
- 6
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 11%
| Women | 57% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 60% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 5% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 1200 Academy St, Kalamazoo, MI, 49006-3295
- County
- Kalamazoo County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.