Kalamazoo College

What are the graduation rates for students at Kalamazoo College?

Kalamazoo College's reported six-year graduation rate is 76%, and its four-year rate is 68%. These figures generally track a defined cohort of first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, not every student who attended during the reporting year.

The six-year measure allows additional time beyond the usual four-year bachelor's schedule; it should not be read as the typical time every graduate takes. The reported first-year retention rate is 85%, indicating the share of the relevant entering cohort that returned the following fall. Rates for transfer students or individual majors can differ from these institution-wide measures.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Kalamazoo College?

Available federal program-level earnings figures offer a limited view of Kalamazoo College alumni outcomes one year after completion. They describe reported median earnings for graduates in particular fields within the measured population; they are not starting salaries promised to future students.

For example, the reported one-year figure is $43,367 for business/commerce and $34,802 for economics. English is reported at $31,536, while biology is reported at $21,784. These figures should not be used as a simple ranking of majors. Graduates may enter further education, work part time, change fields, or follow different career paths, and small programs may not have a publishable figure. Earnings also say nothing by themselves about debt, job satisfaction, or income later in a career.