Kalamazoo College

www.kzoo.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$53,976

3.8% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$27,395

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

0.379%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

79.6%

6,700 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

2,482

99.4% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

76.4%

556 Graduates

About

Kalamazoo College is a higher education institution located in Kalamazoo County, MI. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Kalamazoo College were General Biological Sciences (71 degrees awarded), General Business (58 degrees), and General Psychology (51 degrees).

In 2021, 497 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Kalamazoo College. 61.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (265 degrees), 3.23 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (82 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Kalamazoo College is $53,976, which is $25,471 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Kalamazoo College is $53,976, which is $25,471 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,395.

In 2021, 99% of undergraduate students attending Kalamazoo College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 43% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$53,976

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Kalamazoo College was $53,976. The cost of tuition at Kalamazoo College is $25,471 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Kalamazoo College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$27,395

2021 Value

0.728%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Kalamazoo College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,395. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Kalamazoo College grew by 0.728%.

This chart compares the average net price of Kalamazoo College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$10,530

Room and Board

$825

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Kalamazoo College was of $10,530 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 3.91% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $825. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Kalamazoo College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

99%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

43%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

99% of undergraduate students at Kalamazoo College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Kalamazoo College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.379%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Kalamazoo College was 0.379%, which represents 1 out of the 264 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Kalamazoo College received 6,700 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 3.07% annual growth. Out of those 6,700 applicants, 5,332 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 79.6% acceptance rate.

There were 2,482 students enrolled at Kalamazoo College in 2021. 26% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Kalamazoo College has an overall enrollment yield of 14.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

79.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

5,332

Accepted Out of 6,700

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Kalamazoo College was 79.6% (5,332 admissions from 6,700 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 74.3%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 3.07%, while admissions grew by 3.78%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Kalamazoo College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

26%

Submission Percentage (2021)

196

Scores Submitted (2021)

26% of enrolled first-time students at Kalamazoo College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Kalamazoo College had a total enrollment of 2,482 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Kalamazoo College is 2,466 students and the part-time enrollment is 16. This means that 99.4% of students enrolled at Kalamazoo College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Kalamazoo College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 60.3% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.37% Asian, 5.72% Two or More Races, 4.59% Black or African American, 0.161% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0806% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Kalamazoo College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (34.3%), followed by White Male (26.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (10.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

99.4%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Kalamazoo College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,482 students. The full-time enrollment at Kalamazoo College is 2,466 and the part-time enrollment is 16. This means that 99.4% of students enrolled at Kalamazoo College are enrolled full-time compared with 79.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Kalamazoo College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

85%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Kalamazoo College was 85%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Kalamazoo College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Kalamazoo College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,496 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
382 enrolled students
Asian
158 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Kalamazoo College is 60.3% White, 15.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.37% Asian, 5.72% Two or More Races, 4.59% Black or African American, 0.161% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0806% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55% White, 13.5% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 56 students (2.26%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 115 more women than men received degrees from Kalamazoo College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Kalamazoo College is white (265 degrees awarded). There were 3.23 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (82 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Kalamazoo College is General Biological Sciences (71 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (58 degrees) and General Psychology (51 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Kalamazoo College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Language & Linguistics (47 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (61 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (19 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Postsecondary teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kalamazoo College are Postsecondary teachers (190,056 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (163,811 people), Other managers (140,454 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (133,280 people), and Secondary school teachers (107,076 people).

The most specialized majors at Kalamazoo College in 2021 are Language & Linguistics (47 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (61 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (19 degrees), English (31 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (8 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kalamazoo College are Surgeons, Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Kalamazoo College are Language & Linguistics (47 degrees awarded), Physical Sciences (61 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (19 degrees), English (31 degrees), and Philosophy and Religious Studies (8 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Kalamazoo College are Elementary & secondary schools (372,301 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (348,708 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (132,925 people), Computer Systems Design (129,929 people), and Legal services (111,694 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Kalamazoo College.

Most Common (2021)

General Biological Sciences
71 degree-majors awarded
General Business
58 degree-majors awarded
General Psychology
51 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Kalamazoo College was General Biological Sciences with 71 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Kalamazoo College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

191

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

306

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 191 degrees were awarded to men at Kalamazoo College, which is 0.624 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (306).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Kalamazoo College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 40 degrees were awarded to men at Kalamazoo College in General Business, which is 2.22 times more than the 18 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 49 degrees were awarded to men at Kalamazoo College in General Biological Sciences, which is 2.23 times more than the 22 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

76%

100% Completion Time

86%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 76% of students graduating from Kalamazoo College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 86% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 87% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Kalamazoo College is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 5.4% of graduates (30 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
265 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
82 degrees awarded
Black or African American
45 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Kalamazoo College is white (265 degrees awarded). There were 3.23 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (82 degrees).

3.62% of degree recipients (18 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
159 degrees awarded
White Male
106 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
57 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Kalamazoo College is white female (159 degrees awarded). There were 1.5 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (106 degrees).

Operations

Kalamazoo College has an endowment valued at nearly $311M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 148M (47.5%) compared to the 17.4% average return (9.13M on 52.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2021, Kalamazoo College had a total salary expenditure of 50M. Kalamazoo College employs 76 Professors, 56 Associate professors and 50 Assistant professors. Most academics at Kalamazoo College are Male Professor (40), Female Professor (36), and Female Assistant professor (32).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kalamazoo College are: Management, with 126 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 80 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 76 employees.

Endowment

$311M

2021 Endowment

27.8%

growth from 2020

Kalamazoo College has an endowment valued at about $311M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Kalamazoo College grew 27.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $259M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Kalamazoo College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$24.7M

2021 Salaries

2.67%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Kalamazoo College paid a median of $24.7M in salaries, which represents 49.3% of their overall expenditure ($50M) and a 2.67% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.1M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$16.5M

Instructional Salaries

218

Number of Employees

In 2021, Kalamazoo College paid a total of $16.5M to 218 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $9.84M (65%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

76 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

126 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Kalamazoo College were Professor with 76 employees, Associate professor with 56 employees, and Assistant professor with 50 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Kalamazoo College were Management with 126 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 80 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 76 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Kalamazoo College was Male Professor with 40 employees, Female Professor with 36 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 32 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Kalamazoo College.