Kalamazoo College Description:
Kalamazoo College is located in southwest Michigan, just blocks from Western Michigan University. The college emphasizes student engagement -- over 80% of students complete some form of internship, over 85% participate in study abroad, and over 60% are engaged in a service-learning project. Kalamazoo's "K-Plan" emphasizes life-long learning, career readiness, intercultural understanding, social responsibility and leadership. The college ranks well for its value, and it was featured in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives. Kalamazoo's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned it a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Admissions Data (2012):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 69%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 540 / 670
- SAT Math: 520 / 660
- SAT Writing: 530 / 650
- ACT Composite: 26 / 30
- ACT English: 25 / 31
- ACT Math: 25 / 30
- ACT Writing: 10 / 11
Enrollment (2011):
- Total Enrollment: 1,375 (all undergraduate)
- Gender Breakdown: 43% Male / 57% Female
- 99% Full-time
Costs (2012 - 13):
- Tuition and Fees: $37,810
- Books: $900 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $8,274
- Other Expenses: $1,563
- Total Cost: $48,547
Kalamazoo College Financial Aid (2010 - 11):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 98%
- Kalamazoo Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 96%
- Loans: 54%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $18,641
- Loans: $6,156
Most Popular Majors:
Biology, Chemistry, Economics, English, Psychology, Social Sciences
Retention and Graduation Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 90%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 76%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 80%
Data Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Kalamazoo College Mission Statement:
mission statement from http://www.kzoo.edu/college/
"The mission of Kalamazoo College is to prepare its graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world."
