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Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·kzoo.edu
6-yr Graduation
76%
+5.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,166
peer median 1,297
Avg net price
$19,072
+$423 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
3,553
3,553 candidates competed
Admitted
2,676
75.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
314
11.7% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
76%+5.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
68%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
76%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

7.9pp gap
Pell recipients
70%74 of 105
Non-Pell (all)
78%236 of 303
Subsidized loan, no Pell
75%59 of 79
No Federal Aid
79%177 of 224

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 26 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
26
Passing
9
34.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

26programs
  • Passing9 · 34.6%
  • No Data17 · 65.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
9
No data
17

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+37.2%
$45,265 vs $32,989
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+49.0%
$49,150 vs $32,989
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+60.2%
$52,863 vs $32,989
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+66.0%
$54,747 vs $32,989
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+79.4%
$59,193 vs $32,989
Chemistry
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
+93.5%
$63,824 vs $32,989
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+118.8%
$72,170 vs $32,989
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+128.1%
$75,260 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
54%
$26,456 debt · $49,150 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
48%
$26,000 debt · $54,747 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
46%
$24,500 debt · $52,863 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
43%
$19,500 debt · $45,265 earn
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
42%
$24,821 debt · $59,193 earn
Chemistry
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
37%
$23,667 debt · $63,824 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
35%
$26,000 debt · $75,260 earn
Economics
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
30%
$21,500 debt · $72,170 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915Next review Aug 2033

Action history · 1

  1. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,019
$30–48k$11,804
$48–75k$15,337
$75–110k$24,412
$110k+$28,672

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,072
+$423vs Baccalaureate median $18,649
Federal loans
45.0%
In-state tuition
$61,050
Out-of-state
$61,050

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 365 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
365
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,164,763 total
Direct Loans
$5.6M
1,059 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
409 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
559 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
91 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 264 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.3%
-2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
264
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
1.2%
2018
1.0%
2019
0.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Kalamazoo College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

410 total completions
01Biological Sciences
8721.2%
02Business
5914.4%
03Social Sciences
5814.1%
04Psychology
5012.2%
05Foreign Languages
4210.2%
06Visual/Performing Arts
379.0%
07English Language
235.6%
08Physical Sciences
235.6%
09Computer Sciences
184.4%
10Area/Ethnic Studies
133.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,166
12-mo unduplicated
1,342
Undergraduate
1,342
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%575
Women
57%767

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.1%
Hispanic
17.2%
Black
5.7%
Two or more
4.8%
Non-resident
3.6%
Asian
3.3%
Unknown
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
428
274 M · 154 W
Women athletes
36.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$44K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$48K
$47K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
104 M ·
$576K
Lacrosse
33 M · 18 W
$283K
Soccer
22 M · 24 W
$288K
Baseball
44 M ·
$417K
Cross Country
17 M · 23 W
$142K
Basketball
19 M · 17 W
$301K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.51
3 offenses · 1,196 students

3-year trend

5.642 yrs ago5.791 yr ago2.51Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor025

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
106

Kalamazoo College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Kalamazoo College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectKalamazoo College
76%1,166$19,072Baccalaureate
62%80.7%1,308$14,301Baccalaureate
65%89.9%1,157$16,626Baccalaureate
90%20.7%1,792Baccalaureate
80%79.2%3,395$27,182Baccalaureate
53%72.3%1,285$18,649Baccalaureate
Peer group median71%79.2%1,297$18,649

Institutions like Kalamazoo College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Kalamazoo College's comparison group.

Kalamazoo College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
269.337.7000
Address
105 Mandelle Hall, 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006

Collecting and analyzing data to support decision-making, strategic planning, and assessment of student learning.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Ya-Chi Hung
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Stephanie Robison

Common Data Set

Kalamazoo College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Total enrollment
1,210
1,210 UG · 0 grad
6-yr graduation rate
80%
First-year retention
87%
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Est. net price (aided)
$27,496
after avg need-based grant
01

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$73,248
Tuition
$58,18579%
Fees
$5791%
Room & board
$12,08416%
Books
$9001%
Other
$1,5002%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $73,248 (2023-2024).

Sticker vs. net price

G+H
Sticker COA
$73,248
Net (aided)
$27,496
Avg need grant
$45,752

Sticker $73,248 → about $27,496 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($45,752); 96% of demonstrated need is met.

Where grant aid comes from

H1
Institutional88.6%
Federal5.2%
External3.9%
State2.3%

89% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
51%
Avg debt
$28,705

51% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $28,705 on average.

02

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
80%
Retention
87%

6-year graduation rate 80%; first-year retention 87%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students80%
Pell recipients78%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 2 pts below the overall rate (78% vs 80%).

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students40
10-19 students128
20-29 students56
30-39 students8
40-49 students2
50-99 students1
100+ students0

71% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
11 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
86%
Women faculty
54%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Biological/life sciences16.27%
Social sciences13.88%
Physical sciences10.53%
Business/marketing10.53%
Psychology9.57%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics6.94%
English6.7%
Computer and information sciences5.26%

STEM-dominant: ~36% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

04

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White60.2%
Hispanic/Latino16.2%
Asian5.9%
Nonresidents5.3%
Black or African American4.9%
Two or more races4.9%
Unknown2.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
64
Share
5%

5% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

05

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
71
Admitted
24
Enrolled
15

71 transfer applicants → 24 admitted (33.8%) → 15 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Kalamazoo College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Kalamazoo College.

What is the graduation rate at Kalamazoo College?

Kalamazoo College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Kalamazoo College?

Kalamazoo College reports a total enrollment of 1,166 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Kalamazoo College?

The average net price at Kalamazoo College is $19,072 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Kalamazoo College?

Kalamazoo College's yield rate is 11.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Kalamazoo College located?

Kalamazoo College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan 49006-3295.

Who runs Institutional Research at Kalamazoo College?

Kalamazoo College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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