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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Gordon (26% vs. 21%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Gordon has 3 pts more first-gen students than Kalamazoo (17% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Gordon is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.58)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Gordon1.3K
Kalamazoo1.1K
Pell Grant share
Gordon21%
Kalamazoo26%
First-gen share
Gordon17%
Kalamazoo14%
Diversity index
Gordon0.60
Kalamazoo0.58

Who they are

Men
Gordon42%
Kalamazoo45%
Part-time students
Gordon3%
Kalamazoo1%
Students 25 and older
Gordon2%
Kalamazoo0%

Race & ethnicity

Gordon
Kalamazoo
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Gordon39%
Kalamazoo67%
First-years from other states
Gordon59%
Kalamazoo30%
First-years from abroad
Gordon1%
Kalamazoo4%
New transfer students this fall
Gordon70
Kalamazoo24
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Gordon17%
Kalamazoo7%

Campus

Gordon
Rural, near a cityNCAA D-III · Conference of New EnglandROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Kalamazoo
Small cityNCAA D-III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why