Your Journey Starts Here
At Kalamazoo College, we use a holistic review process to fully assess your candidacy for admission, because we want all future Hornets to become successful graduates. We accept the Common Application exclusively for first-year applicants, and host our own application for Transfer students. We do not charge an application fee and have been test-optional since 2015. We promise you that all materials you submit will be given careful consideration.
Have questions? Good, we like that in our candidates. This is a big decision and we’re here to help. You may reach our team at by emailing Admission.Records@kzoo.edu at any point for assistance.
Admission Timeline
| Dates | First-Year Student | Transfer Student |
|---|---|---|
| August 1 | The Common Application is live! Create your account and begin your application | |
| September 1 | The Transfer Application is live! | |
| October 1 | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens |
| November 15 | Early Decision application deadline | |
| December 1 | Early Action application deadline Early Decision notification | |
| December 18 | Early Action notification | |
| January 15 | Early Decision deposit deadline | |
| February 1 | Regular Decision application deadline | |
| March 1 | FAFSA priority deadline | |
| May 1 | Decision Deadline Log into your applicant Status Page to commit to K! | |
| June 15 | Fall Transfer application deadline | |
| July 1 | Fall Transfer deposit deadline |