
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
Learning about Kalamazoo College

80+
Student organizations on campus
16
Average class size
33%
Participate in intercollegiate athletics

Evaluating cost and value
- Office of Financial Aid website and contact information
- Cost of attendance
- Cost breakdown
- Net price calculator (an estimate of how much your student will have to pay)
- Applying for financial aid
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
What to know once admitted

Best Value College
The Princeton Review
2025
Best Colleges in America
Money Magazine
2025
America’s Top Colleges
Forbes
2024-25