Endowment Performance and Comparisons

Market Performance

The endowment at Kalamazoo College continues to grow in part due to donor support. The market value of the endowment as of June 30, 2024, is $304,294,691. A look at the past ten years is detailed in the table below.

YearK’s Total Endowment Market Value
2014-15$219,847,240
2015-16$206,774,239
2016-17$226,973,570
2017-18$240,993,994
2018-19$240,343,609
2019-20$243,580,141
2020-21$311,232,478
2021-22$261,769,831
2022-23$286,730,774
2023-24$304,294,691

Peer Comparison

Despite K’s growth in recent years, among peer institutions in the Great Lakes Colleges Association, K remains in the middle of the pack. Data below is as of June 30, 2024 sourced from the Voluntary Support of Education Survey.

CollegeEndowment (in millions)
Albion$145
Allegheny$270
Ohio Wesleyan$302
Kalamazoo College$304
Hope$306
Earlham$416
Wabash$428
Wooster$437
Kenyon$626
DePauw$786
Denison$1,040
Oberlin$1,270

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