Kalamazoo College: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2624 of 13,329	In the World
# 744 of 2,137	In North America
# 680 of 2,128	In the United States
# 18 of 63	In Michigan
# 2 of 3	In Kalamazoo
# 833 of 873	For Cinematography
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

75%

Enrollment

6,885

Average SAT

1,275

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$26,956 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,166

Male:Female Ratio

44:56

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Bachelor's degree

Website

kzoo.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Kalamazoo College has an acceptance rate of 75% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	75%	75%	75%
Applicants	3,553	1,604	1,777
Admissions	2,676	1,377	1,165
Freshmen enrolled full time	314	138	163

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	61%
■ Nonresident Alien	5%
■ Asian	3%
■ Hispanic	17%
■ Black or African American	6%
■ Two or more races	5%
■ Unknown	3%

Kalamazoo College majors

Kalamazoo College has granted 302 bachelor's degrees across 28 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Kalamazoo College.

Major	Bachelor
Business & Commerce, General	41
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	40
Psychology, General	32
Biochemistry	26
English Language and Literature, General	24
Computer and Information Sciences, General	16
History, General	14
Chemistry, General	13
Economics, General	13
Social Sciences, Other	12
Art & Art Studies, General	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	7
French Language and Literature	7
Mathematics, General	6
Philosophy	5
Political Science and Government, General	5
Spanish Language and Literature	5
East Asian Studies	4
International Relations and Affairs	4
Physics, General	4
German Language and Literature	3
Music, General	3
Religion & Religious Studies	3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	1
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	1
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	1
Grand Total	302

Publications & Citations

Kalamazoo College has published 1,817 scientific papers with 36,914 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Political Science, Chemistry, and Psychology.

Publications

1,817

Citations

36,914

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,030 / 17,706
Biology	852 / 22,075
Computer Science	698 / 11,992
Medicine	694 / 16,894
Physics	582 / 13,161
Engineering	579 / 13,208
Environmental Science	574 / 14,966
Political Science	572 / 6,719
Chemistry	565 / 16,011
Psychology	561 / 16,301
Philosophy	545 / 7,490
Law	518 / 6,341
Sociology	494 / 11,385
Genetics	390 / 9,370
Biochemistry	385 / 9,439
History	356 / 2,847
Quantum and Particle physics	339 / 5,544
Mathematics	324 / 5,690
Geography and Cartography	319 / 8,507
Business	297 / 3,445
Art & Design	295 / 2,786
Geology	273 / 10,853
Organic chemistry	260 / 4,783
Psychiatry	255 / 5,588
Economics	249 / 3,537
Linguistics	239 / 4,105
Pathology	234 / 4,142
Statistics	225 / 4,617
Archaeology	219 / 2,447
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	215 / 4,739
Ecology	212 / 11,159
Paleontology	203 / 9,091
Neuroscience	188 / 4,938
Materials Science	174 / 6,909
Surgery	161 / 2,191
Development Studies	132 / 1,660
Social Psychology	132 / 7,232
Botany	132 / 4,338
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	127 / 903
Literature	125 / 993

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36 Notable alumni

1. LeRoy Hornbeck

1875-1964 (aged 89)

real estate developer lawyer American football coach

LeRoy Hornbeck was an American college football coach, lawyer, and real estate developer. Hornbeck was the head football coach at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Michigan for one season, in 1902, compiling a record of 3–5–1.

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