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 vision 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

32%

Participate in intercollegiate athletics


Evaluating cost and value

98%

Receive financial aid

$45,752

Average need-based financial aid package

$59+

million dollars in grants and scholarships were awarded in 2022-2023


2nd

Highest graduation rate in Michigan

4.5 out of 5

Stars from Money Magazine’s best colleges for return on investment

Top 2%

Of colleges whose graduates go on to earn PhDs