Quad

Head-to-head

Gordon
Kalamazoo

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 39% at Gordon

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Kalamazoo grads earn $13.5K more ten years out than Gordon's ($65,590 vs. $52,119)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Gordon's yield is 10 pts higher than Kalamazoo's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Kalamazoo graduates 7 pts more of its students than Gordon (78% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

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

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

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

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Gordon admits 69%, Kalamazoo 75%; Gordon's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
Gordon69%
Kalamazoo75%
Quad's selectivity
  • GordonSelective
  • KalamazooSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Gordon
1130–1355
Kalamazoo
1170–1380
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • GordonGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • KalamazooRigor very important57%

Who's on each campus

Gordon is a bit larger than Kalamazoo (1,278 vs. 1,149 undergrads); Kalamazoo has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Gordon1.3K
Kalamazoo1.1K
Pell Grant share
Gordon21%
Kalamazoo26%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Gordon, and Business/Commerce at Kalamazoo; both have 10 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Gordon10 to 1
Kalamazoo10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • GordonBusiness Administration and Management, General13%
  • KalamazooBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Gordon costs about $1.2K less a year than Kalamazoo on average; Kalamazoo's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Gordon$26.1K
Kalamazoo$27.3K
Aid generosity
Gordon39%
Kalamazoo63%

What each pays off

Kalamazoo's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Gordon$52.1K
Kalamazoo$65.6K
Graduation rate
Gordon72%
Kalamazoo78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Gordon got more selective while Kalamazoo got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • GordonGrowing+25%
  • KalamazooGrowing+50%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Kalamazoo College Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022About 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