Quad

Head-to-head

Hastings
Kalamazoo

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kalamazoo graduates 22 pts more of its students than Hastings (78% vs. 56%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Kalamazoo grads earn $14.3K more ten years out than Hastings's ($65,590 vs. $51,303)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    Hastings has 14 pts more first-gen students than Kalamazoo (27% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Kalamazoo's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 52% at Hastings

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

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

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    Kalamazoo is a bit larger (1,149 vs. 891)

    Undergrads

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

Hastings admits 72%, Kalamazoo 75%; Hastings's yield is higher, at 18%.

Acceptance rate
Hastings72%
Kalamazoo75%
Quad's selectivity
  • HastingsSelective
  • KalamazooSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
HastingsNot reported
Kalamazoo
1170–1380
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • HastingsGPA and school record required
  • KalamazooRigor very important57%

Who's on each campus

Kalamazoo is a bit larger than Hastings (1,149 vs. 891 undergrads); Hastings has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Hastings891
Kalamazoo1.1K
Pell Grant share
Hastings27%
Kalamazoo26%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at Hastings, and Business/Commerce at Kalamazoo; Kalamazoo has 10 students per faculty member to Hastings's 14.

Students per faculty member
Hastings14 to 1
Kalamazoo10 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • HastingsBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • KalamazooBusiness/Commerce, General17%

What each costs

Hastings costs about $2.2K less a year than Kalamazoo on average; Kalamazoo's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Hastings$25.1K
Kalamazoo$27.3K
Aid generosity
Hastings52%
Kalamazoo63%

What each pays off

Kalamazoo's former students earn more, a median $65.6K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 78% at Kalamazoo to 56% at Hastings.

Median earnings, 10 years
Hastings$51.3K
Kalamazoo$65.6K
Graduation rate
Hastings56%
Kalamazoo78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Kalamazoo got less selective while Hastings held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • HastingsGrowing+36%
  • 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