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How strong are the academics at Kalamazoo College?

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

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
17
Average class size
71%
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 11:1. 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
40
10-19
128
20-29
56
30-39
8
40-49
2
50-99
1

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:

87%
First-year retention rate
71%
4-year grad rate
80%
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:

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business/Commerce, General
Psychology, General
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
16.6
24.28
31.96
39.64
47.32
55

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 5
  • East Asian Studies 3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 55
  • Biochemistry 11
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 33
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General 24
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 16
Foreign Languages
  • German Language and Literature 6
  • French Language and Literature 5
  • Spanish Language and Literature 3
History
  • History, General 7
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 8
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 3
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies 3
  • Philosophy 2
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 20
  • Physics, General 4
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 31
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, Other 23
  • Political Science and Government, General 11
  • Economics, General 10
  • International Relations and Affairs 4
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 7
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 0
  • Music, General 0

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