Resources for Prospective Parents and Families

At K, our mission is to prepare our graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world. 

Parents and family play a central role in this mission by supporting your hornet throughout their four years at K. To help you learn about Kalamazoo College and navigate the enrollment process, we gathered relevant links and information for families:

Helpful links for families


80+

Student organizations on campus

16

Average class size

33%

Participate in intercollegiate athletics


Evaluating cost and value

98%

Of K students receive financial aid

$45,752

Average need-based financial aid package

$64M+

In grants and scholarships were awarded in 2024–25


Best Value College

The Princeton Review

2025

Best Colleges in America

Money Magazine

2025

America’s Top Colleges

Forbes

2024-25