Kalamazoo College
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
#4
in Study abroad
U.S. News & World Report
10:1
Student faculty ratio
K News and Stories
‘Sapiro v. Ford’ to Screen at K
Kalamazoo College’s Jewish Studies program will screen the documentary "Sapiro v. Ford: The Jew Who Sued Henry Ford" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 7....
One Honoree Explores, the Other Connects
For the ways they strengthen the Kalamazoo College community, Binney Girdler and Louise Tennant-Filkins received two significant employee honors....
Forbes Names K State’s Top Private College
Forbes’ rankings evaluated 1,600 public and not-for-profit schools for undergraduates based on outcomes that matter to students after graduation....
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.