Quad

Head-to-head

Kalamazoo
Willamette

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo grads earn $8.7K more ten years out than Willamette's ($65,590 vs. $56,911)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Kalamazoo's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 56% at Willamette

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Willamette's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Kalamazoo's

    SAT midpoint
  4. 4

    Willamette has 5 pts more first-gen students than Kalamazoo (19% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Willamette is a bit larger (1,592 vs. 1,149)

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Kalamazoo graduates 4 pts more of its students than Willamette (78% vs. 74%)

    Graduation rate

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

Kalamazoo admits 75%, Willamette 77%; Willamette's yield is higher, at 14%.

Acceptance rate
Kalamazoo75%
Willamette77%
Quad's selectivity
  • KalamazooSelective
  • WillametteSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Kalamazoo
1170–1380
Willamette
1240–1440
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KalamazooRigor very important57%
  • WillametteGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Willamette is a bit larger than Kalamazoo (1,592 vs. 1,149 undergrads); Kalamazoo has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kalamazoo1.1K
Willamette1.6K
Pell Grant share
Kalamazoo26%
Willamette24%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Kalamazoo, and Environmental Science at Willamette; Kalamazoo has 10 students per faculty member to Willamette's 13.

Students per faculty member
Kalamazoo10 to 1
Willamette13 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KalamazooBusiness/Commerce, General17%
  • WillametteEnvironmental Science8%

What each costs

Kalamazoo costs about $2.1K less a year than Willamette on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kalamazoo$27.3K
Willamette$29.4K
Aid generosity
Kalamazoo63%
Willamette56%

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
Kalamazoo$65.6K
Willamette$56.9K
Graduation rate
Kalamazoo78%
Willamette74%

How each has changed

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

Applications, 10-year change
  • KalamazooGrowing+50%
  • WillametteShrinking−33%
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 2018About 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