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.
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K News and Stories
Resilience is a Part of the Game
With a research success rate their faculty leader estimates at around 20%, resilience matters for Mallory Gentry ’28 and Simnan Magnan ’29....
Running Toward Cleaner Air
Student-athlete Ava King ’28 is helping a chemistry lab develop and test air-quality sensors that measure pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter....
Chemistry is a Team Sport for These Hornets
Logan Coller '27 and Caleb Moore '27 say summer chemistry research involves a demanding schedule, but their athletic careers helped prepare them for it....
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.