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Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, Michigan

https://www.kzoo.edu

#304 National Colleges

75.95% Admission Rate
Least Selective

1,265 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college founded in 1833 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The college campus is located immediately east of Western Michigan University. The school was founded by American Baptist ministers, but today it maintains no religious affiliation.

Kalamazoo College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. It is listed in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. In 2012, Forbes rated it 65th of America's Best Colleges, the highest ranked private college in Michigan. It was historically known as a leading producer of Peace Corps volunteers among small liberal arts colleges.


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Location

City
Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Social Sciences 17.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 17.2%
Physical Sciences 12.4%
Psychology 10.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 10.0%
English Language And Literature/Letters 7.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 6.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.1%
History 3.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 3.4%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 3.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.7%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.7%

Cost

Tuition
$50,562.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
50.85%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$22,808.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1284 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 680 630 580
Verbal 690 640 590

ACT Scores

28 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 27 24
English 33 29 24