Kalamazoo College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Kalamazoo College, also known as K, is an innovative private liberal arts college, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. K was founded in the year 1833. The college is one of the 100 oldest academic institutions in United States. The campus of K is spread across an area of 60 acres. K offers over 30 major and minor programs in several subjects including fine arts, humanities and science subjects. It also offers several special educational programs like the study abroad program and experiential education along with internship facility.

The College has an active campus life. There are several student groups, associations and organizations in the campus. Kalamazoo College Republicans, Model International Organization, Mock Trial Organization and Mud and Mayhem Society are some of the student associations and clubs operating in the college campus. ‘The Cauldron' is an independent self governed literary magazine published by the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, liberal arts, drama and performing arts, mathematics, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,389 in 2009-2010 (1,383 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kalamazoo College provides on-campus housing for 852 of its 1,383 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Chemical Engineering
• Engineering Physics

FINE ARTS (10 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (161 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (73 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Psychology