Quad

Head-to-head

Kalamazoo
Rockhurst

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 55% at Rockhurst

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Rockhurst has 7 pts more first-gen students than Kalamazoo (21% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Rockhurst's yield is 6 pts higher than Kalamazoo's

    Yield rate
  4. 4

    Kalamazoo has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Rockhurst (26% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Rockhurst is a bit larger (1,580 vs. 1,149)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Rockhurst grads earn $1.5K more ten years out than Kalamazoo's ($67,102 vs. $65,590)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Kalamazoo admits 75%, Rockhurst 77%; Rockhurst's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Kalamazoo75%
Rockhurst77%
Quad's selectivity
  • KalamazooSelective
  • RockhurstAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Kalamazoo
1170–1380
RockhurstNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KalamazooRigor very important57%
  • RockhurstGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Rockhurst is a bit larger than Kalamazoo (1,580 vs. 1,149 undergrads); Kalamazoo has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kalamazoo1.1K
Rockhurst1.6K
Pell Grant share
Kalamazoo26%
Rockhurst20%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Kalamazoo, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Rockhurst; Kalamazoo has 10 students per faculty member to Rockhurst's 12.

Students per faculty member
Kalamazoo10 to 1
Rockhurst12 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KalamazooBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • RockhurstRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse39%

What each costs

Kalamazoo and Rockhurst cost about the same a year on average; Kalamazoo's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kalamazoo$27.3K
Rockhurst$28.3K
Aid generosity
Kalamazoo63%
Rockhurst55%

What each pays off

Rockhurst's former students earn more, a median $67.1K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kalamazoo$65.6K
Rockhurst$67.1K
Graduation rate
Kalamazoo78%
Rockhurst77%

How each has changed

Applications grew at Kalamazoo but fell at Rockhurst; Rockhurst got more selective while Kalamazoo got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • KalamazooGrowing+50%
  • RockhurstShrinking−12%
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;Kalamazoo College Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2022;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;Rockhurst University (Fall 2025), Fall 2025About 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