Globally Oriented Liberal Arts and Sciences
Turn Four Into More
The K-Plan
Go where your curiosity takes you.
Academic Study
Find your niche—or niches.
Explore across 30 majors, 21 minors, and 12 concentrations, with minimal gen ed requirements. Discover new ideas in small classes where accomplished scholars and artists teach every course and know every student.
Experiential Education
Put your curiosity to work.
Through career development, internships, civic engagement, and undergraduate research, you’ll graduate with more than knowledge; you’ll graduate with experience
Study Abroad or Away
Become a local, somewhere new.
Choose from more than 50 immersive programs across 25+ countries. Study abroad for one, two or three terms—your K financial aid will travel with you. K students don’t just visit the world; they become global citizens.
Independent Research
End with something original.
Working closely with a faculty advisor, you’ll design a capstone project—typically a thesis, creative work, or performance-around the questions and ideas that matter most to you.
1,278
Full time students
98%
Students receiving financial aid
50+
Study abroad and away programs
10:1
Student faculty ratio
K News and Stories
Global Dreams Take Flight for 11 from K
Ten alumni and one faculty member will pursue global opportunities through Fulbright awards or selection to the Teaching Assistant Program in France....
From Mentor to Memoirist: Ahmed Hussen
In "The Dessie Kid," Professor Emeritus Ahmed Hussen traces his path from his childhood in Dessie, Ethiopia, through an academic career that spanned continents....
Kalamazoo College Thanks Retirees
With the end of the academic year, Kalamazoo College is bidding farewell to its faculty and staff who are retiring after years of dedicated service....
Get to Know Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city and a true college town. With a great local food scene, live music, art hops, craft breweries, parks and trails, and a downtown with genuine character, there’s always somewhere to go. Kalamazoo is also home to global companies like Stryker and Pfizer, a robust healthcare sector, nonprofits, and a growing entrepreneurial community—meaning internship and career opportunities are closer than you might expect.