Enrollment Trends at Kalamazoo

-277

Total Enrollment

-111

Men

-166

Women

The student population at Kalamazoo College is 1,166 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 277 (19.20%) over the past decade.

  • Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 81 male students for every 100 female students, up from 78 in 2015.
  • All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Kalamazoo College does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,334 where 1,166 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,467 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,166 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,443 to 1,166 students, a net loss of 277 (19.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Kalamazoo College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-161,443632811
2016-171,443642
10
801
-10
2017-181,436
-7
621
-21
815
14
2018-191,467
31
625
4
842
27
2019-201,286
-181
566
-59
720
-122
2020-211,451
165
588
22
863
143
2021-221,241
-210
542
-46
699
-164
2022-231,210
-31
526
-16
684
-15
2023-241,196
-14
520
-6
676
-8
2024-251,166
-30
521
1
645
-31
Average1,334578756
Kalamazoo College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.15%. The percentage was 58.77% 10 years ago and Kalamazoo still has a high percentage of white students. 3.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.98% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 58.77% to 61.15%. Asian enrollment declined from 6.79% to 3.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.75% to 5.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.49% to 16.98%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5908 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6356 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Kalamazoo College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1629883137284866
2016-17210584146183366
2017-180112114183180662
2018-191102110205083763
2019-2028893195170563
2020-2119288237184681
2021-2227957191174871
2022-2327159196072859
2023-2425463205072265
2024-2563865198071355
Average28482189177965
Kalamazoo College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Kalamazoo College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.


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