History and Location

• Mission: to prepare graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world
• Founded in 1833, among the 100 oldest institutions in the country
• Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a mid-sized city just 35 miles from Lake Michigan and approximately 140 miles from both Detroit and Chicago
• Member of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest collegiate athletics conference in the country

Academic Experience

• Nationally known for the K-Plan:
  • Depth and Breadth in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Learning Through Experience
  • International Engagement
  • Senior Integrated Project
• Strong focus on Experiential Education:
  • The majority of K students study abroad, participating in a meaningful, immersive international and intercultural experience — often characterized by homestays and an Integrative Cultural Research Project — in more than 50 programs in more than 35 countries on six continents.
  • The majority of graduates participate in community-based courses and student-led co-curricular programs through community engagement and service-learning projects.
  • All students engage in a Senior Integrated Project, an in-depth research or creative project in the senior year
• Students can choose from 32 majors, 22 minors and 13 concentrations

Student Demographics

• 1,335 students from 38 states and 35 countries
• 64 percent of students live on campus
• 30 percent of our student body are domestic students of color
• 22 percent of students are the first in their families to attend college
• 27 percent of students receive Pell Grants
• Class of 2028 average SAT of 1273
  • Kalamazoo College has been a test-optional school since 2015
• See the current racial, gender and first-generation demographics

Faculty Information

• 10-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
• 97 percent of full-time faculty hold Ph.D. or terminal degree

Tuition and Endowment

• 98 percent of students receive need-based and/or merit-based financial aid
• Annual tuition, fees, room and board for 2024-25: $73,599
  • Use our net price calculator for a rough estimate of what a Kalamazoo College education might cost you
• Endowment $304,294,690 as of June 30, 2024

College Recognition

• K is one of 45 Colleges That Change Lives member insititutions. The organization was inspired by the book by Loren Pope, higher education expert and former New York Times education editor, which describes a group of colleges that prioritize mentorship, the liberal arts, and real-world preparation for meaningful lives and careers.
• K was included in the 2025 Fiske Guide to Colleges.
• Kalamazoo College ranks in the top two percent among all U.S. colleges and universities surveyed for the percentage of students ultimately earning a doctorate, according to the National Science Foundation.
• Kalamazoo College has been a top producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar Program since 2020.
• In 2025, Money magazine rated K among its Best Colleges in America based on quality, affordability and student outcomes
• The Princeton Review includes K in their lists of The Best 391 Colleges, Best Value Colleges, and Best Midwest.
• The 2024–25 MIAA Academic Honor Roll recognized 199 Kalamazoo College student-athletes and 16 teams.