$65,590
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Kalamazoo College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kalamazoo, Michigan with 1,149 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,072 a year (tuition and fees $61,050). It admits 75% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,590 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,077 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,072
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$61,050
US median $11,837
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,077
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,590
Rank 522 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,072
- Tuition and fees
- $61,050
- Cost of attendance
- $74,208
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,019
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,804
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,337
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,412
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,672
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,946 in 2015-16 to $61,050 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,280
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 630
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,149
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 26
- Endowment
- $304.3M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 522 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,072 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $61,050 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,077 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,137 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,590 | $36,115 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
26 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $26,750 | $24,211 | $52,863 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $24,650 | $26,952 | $54,747 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $26,000 | $47,481 | $75,260 | $68,407 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | $72,008 | $117,826 | $92,374 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $24,821 | $28,442 | $59,193 | $56,812 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,456 | $24,329 | $49,150 | $48,590 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $39,940 | $63,824 | $65,120 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,383 | $30,494 | $45,265 | $63,293 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $42,508 | $72,170 | $82,686 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,459 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,625 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Classical and Ancient StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,477 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Kalamazoo and Michigan on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Kalamazoo College cost?
$19,072 a year is the average net price at Kalamazoo College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $61,050, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $74,208. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,019 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Kalamazoo College?
75% of applicants are admitted to Kalamazoo College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,280 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Kalamazoo College graduates earn?
$65,590 a year is the median pay of former Kalamazoo College students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,137 after 6 years). That ranks 522 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's) at $72,008.
How much student debt do Kalamazoo College graduates have?
$26,077 is the median federal student loan debt of Kalamazoo College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Kalamazoo College?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Kalamazoo College finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Kalamazoo College?
Biology, General (56 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (52 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (35 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 26 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.