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How strong are the academics at Kalamazoo College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
18
Average class size
68%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Kalamazoo has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
18
10-19
80
20-29
54
30-39
2
40-49
2

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Kalamazoo College:

85%
First-year retention rate
68%
4-year grad rate
76%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Kalamazoo College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Business/Commerce, General
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Psychology, General
Biochemistry
Spanish Language and Literature
23
26.6
30.2
33.8
37.4
41

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 7
  • East Asian Studies 4
  • East Asian Studies 2
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 40
  • Biochemistry 26
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 41
  • Business/Commerce, General 4
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 16
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 2
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 24
  • English Language and Literature, General 5
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 26
  • French Language and Literature 7
  • French Language and Literature 5
  • Spanish Language and Literature 5
  • German Language and Literature 5
  • German Language and Literature 3
History
  • History, General 14
  • History, General 2
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 6
  • Mathematics, General 5
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 5
  • Religion/Religious Studies 5
  • Religion/Religious Studies 3
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 13
  • Physics, General 5
  • Physics, General 4
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 32
  • Psychology, General 19
Social Sciences
  • Economics, General 13
  • Social Sciences, Other 12
  • Political Science and Government, General 5
  • Political Science and Government, General 5
  • International Relations and Affairs 4
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 2
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1
  • International Relations and Affairs 1
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 10
  • Music, General 3
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Music, General 1
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 0
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