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
15
Average class size
36%
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
$51,900
Average need-based financial aid package
$57.5M
In institutional aid was awarded in 2025–26
What to know once admitted
Best Value College
The Princeton Review
2026
Best Colleges in America
Money Magazine
2026
America’s Top Colleges
Forbes
2026