"At no Ivy institution are the students so deeply engaged, so broadly prepared, or so heavily invested in a sense of community as at Kalamazoo. In short, no Ivy school is likely to have as much impact on a youth's development."
-Colleges That Change Lives

• Private, independent, liberal arts college founded in 1833.
• Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a thriving metro area of 200,000 located midway between Chicago and Detroit.
• The New England-style campus is located on 60 acres in a historic neighborhood in the city of Kalamazoo.

• Kalamazoo ranks 22nd in the nation among all colleges and universities for students ultimately earning a Ph.D.
• Kalamazoo is home to nationally recognized Study Abroad and First-Year Experience programs.
• World-renowned for the K-Plan, where 85% study abroad, 80% complete an internship.

• 86% of full-time faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field.
• Our 3-quarter calendar offers variety and intensity.
• Open curriculum allows for maximum exploration of all fields.
• Close student-faculty relationships culminating with one-on-one mentoring from a faculty member during Senior Individualized Project.

• NCAA Division III offering 8 men's and 8 women's varsity sports, as well as countless intramural and club sports teams
• Kalamazoo believes in community—even local students are required to live on campus.
• Over 50 clubs and organizations, ranging from EnvOrg to Cirque du K to Ultimate Frisbee

• Life at K makes life after K more successful for students in a variety of ways! First, Kalamazoo College is the "gold standard" of study abroad programs and has been since the oft-emulated K-Plan was established in 1962. Today, 80-85% of K students participate in meaningful, immersion, international and intercultural experiences—often characterized by home stays, an Integrative Cultural Research Project, and duration of three, six, or nine months—in some 41 programs in 21 countries.
• That K students are well prepared for future learning is made evident by those who choose the pathway of graduate education. K is ranked among the top undergraduate institutions nationwide for graduates earning Ph.D.s in chemistry (9th), biology (7th), foreign language (6th), physical sciences (17th), humanities (25th), and economics (18th).
• And whether one chooses graduate school or employment, Kalamazoo College is in the 99th percentile when it comes to adding value to a student's college education.
• In 2009, K administered the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to its seniors—the same class that took the exam as first-year students in 2005. The CLA measures the effect of a particular undergraduate curriculum on student improvement in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem solving, and written communication.
• The value added by a K education to the development of these aforementioned skills was well above what was expected, and K students performed without peer among the more than 100 institutions that participated in the CLA.

• Average ACT score: 28
• Average SAT score: 1202
• Average GPA: 3.6
• 335 students