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When prospective families weigh the return on investment of a college education, they can rest assured that Kalamazoo College provides one of the best values in the U.S., according to the Princeton Review. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the fourth consecutive year, the education services company has included K on its Best Value Colleges list<\/a>, placing the institution among the top 209 in the country for 2025 regardless of size, location or private\/public status. K is one of just five Michigan institutions overall and two privates to receive the honor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although schools are not ranked individually, K was selected as a best value based on 40 data points that calculate ratings based on academic offerings<\/a>, costs, financial aid<\/a>, career services<\/a>, graduation rates and student debt. The Princeton Review also considers student surveys and PayScale.com reviews of alumni salaries. K received an overall ROI score of 90 out of 99 with additional high marks for its accessible faculty at 92, interesting professors at 92 and financial aid at 91.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u2019s profile<\/a> at the Princeton Review website features student surveys that describe building \u201cpersonal relationships with their peers and professors\u201d at \u201ca campus run by and for the students.\u201d The flexible curriculum encourages students \u201cto explore exactly what they want to learn,\u201d while K\u2019s alumni are easy to contact and have a strong culture of support for current students. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For the fourth year in a row, Kalamazoo College has been rated among the nation’s best values by the Princeton Review, an education services company.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

“The schools on our Best Value Colleges list this year are truly exceptional,” Princeton Review Editor-in-Chief Rob Franek said. “They offer outstanding academics and excellent career services. They also demonstrate extraordinary commitments to affordability via generous financial aid and\/or comparatively low sticker prices. We commend them for all that they do to help students afford to attend them and we recommend them highly to college applicants.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the Princeton Review\u2019s methodology, visit its website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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