Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College is a private, selective liberal arts college with 1,443 students in Kalamazoo, Mich. It offers a nationally recognized individualized curriculum known as the K-Plan, providing opportunities for experiential education in domestic and international settings. The tenets of the K-Plan include: 1) Rigorous academics. The flexibility and rigor of K's curriculum provides students with a customized academic experience, maintaining a superior lifelong value, and few fixed general education courses; 2) Experiential education. Students connect classroom learning with real-world experience by completing career development internships or externships, participating in civic engagement and service-learning projects, and getting involved in social justice leadership work; 3) International and intercultural experience. Students choose from 42 study abroad programs in 24 countries across six continents; and 4) Independent scholarship. As the culmination of their learning, students explore a subject of their choice, resulting in an in-depth, graduate-level research thesis, performance or creative work known as a Senior Individualized Project.Kalamazoo College's diverse campus community, dynamic city and extraordinary outcomes make a difference in the lives of students. K is one of 40 schools honored in "Colleges That Change Lives," written by Loren Pope, a higher education expert and former New York Times education editor, who identified colleges that excel at developing potential, values and initiative in students, while providing the foundation for success beyond college.
Academic Grad SlugSchool Details
school_type | year_founded | religious_affiliation | academic_calendar | year_2016_endowment | address | telephone |
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Private, Coed | 1833 | N/A | Quarter | $206.8 million | 1200 Academy Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 | (269) 337-7000 |
overall score | total score | state | city | online | paying | global |
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61 | 100.0 | Michigan | Kalamazoo | 513 |
Key | Value |
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ID | 668 |
Tuition | $46,692 (2017-18) |
Room and Board | $9,390 (2017-18) |
Total Enrollment | 1,443 |
Application Deadline | Jan. 15 |
Application Fee | N/A |
Acceptance Rate | 66% |
Description | When applying to Kalamazoo College, it's important to note the application deadline is Jan. 15, and the early action deadline and the early decision deadline are Nov. 15 and Nov. 15, respectively. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due Feb. 15. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 66 percent and an early acceptance rate of 88.3 percent. |
Applications
Title | Value |
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Application deadline | Jan. 15 |
Early decision deadline | Nov. 15 |
Application fee | N/A |
Common Application accepted | Yes |
Deadline for housing deposit | N/A |
Requirements
Title | Value |
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Admission interview | Recommended |
Required standardized tests | Neither SAT nor ACT |
SAT/ACT scores must be received by | Feb. 15 |
Entering Class Stats
Title | Value |
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Selectivity | More selective |
Fall 2016 acceptance rate | 66% |
Early decision acceptance rate | 74% |
Transfer Students
Title | Value |
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Accepting applications | Fall, Winter |
Minimum credits to apply | No |
Minimum required college GPA | N/A |
Has guaranteed admission agreement with at least one other institution | No |
Guaranteed admission agreement URL | N/A |
International Students
Title | Value |
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Separate application form required | Yes |
Conditional admission offered | Yes |
Early decision or early action options available | Both early decision and early action |
TOEFL (paper) | Required |
TOEFL (internet-based) | Required |
Michigan Test | N/A |
IELTS | N/A |
SAT | Considered |
SAT Subject | N/A |
ACT | Considered |
Advance deposit required | No |
TOEFL accepted instead of SAT or ACT | Yes |
International student contact | Rod Malcolm, Associate Director Admission, (800) 253-3602, roderick.malcolm@kzoo.edu |