Cost & aid
What it costs
In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $27,341 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $3.1K more than the national median. The 99% who received grants paid $26,956 on average; the other 1% paid the full sticker price of $74,208.
- Full price
- $74,208 a year
- tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
- Need-based aid
- Published data end at $110K
- use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
- Merit aid
- 54% · avg $41K
- of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Cost by family income
Per year for a typical family of four with one child in college. Up to $110K it is the average price federal aid recipients paid (2023–24).
Hover, tap, or use the arrow keys to read the price at an income.
- Published federal figures
- With an average merit award: $34K · proxy: 54% got one. A possibility, not a promise
View as a table
| Family income | Price per year |
|---|---|
| $0–30K | $12K a year |
| $30–48K | $12K a year |
| $48–75K | $15K a year |
| $75–110K | $24K a year |
| $150K | Published data end at $110K |
| $200K | Published data end at $110K |
| $250K | Published data end at $110K |
| $300K | Published data end at $110K |
| $350K | Published data end at $110K |
| $400K and above | Published data end at $110K |
At $150K: Published data end at $110K
Published data end at $110K; use the college's net price calculator for a number.
Your own number depends on the details below, so use the college's calculator for it.
What can change this
- Savings and investments above a typical amount raise the price. The curve assumes typical assets.
- Home equity: some colleges that use the CSS Profile count it. Check this college's own aid page or calculator.
$27,341
Tuition, housing, food, books & other expenses, after grants · 2023–24
99% got grants averaging $47,252; 1% got none.
Who pays what
Share of first-year students, 2023–24.
Housing and food use the college's on-campus rates, so the estimate runs high where many students live at home. “Other expenses” is the college's estimate of personal and transportation costs. Loans aren't subtracted because they're repaid.
$70,848 before aid
Tuition, fees, and on-campus food and housing · unchanged from 2023–24.
Show the full next-year estimate
- Tuition, fees, food & housing$70,848
- Books and supplies$900
- Transportation$900
- Other expenses$1,500
- Total for a student living on campus$74,148
$26.1K
≈ $276/month for 10 years
1.7 yrs
of median salary to cover 4 years of net price
45% of undergrads borrow federally.
Everyone who borrowed and left, whether or not they graduated.
Who actually gets aid
Aid generosity
Very generousGrants cover 63% of the $74,208 full price on average across all first-years (very generous), more than at 98% of colleges. The sticker price overstates what most students here actually pay.
$46,867 in grants per first-year ÷ $74,208 full price.
Who gets grants and scholarships
Full-time first-year students (369), 2023–24
Where the aid comes from
Share of first-year students receiving each; averages are per recipient.
Aid by family income
The whole first-year class (369)
- Federal aid + grants167avg grant $55.1K
- Grants, no federal aid199avg grant $40.6K
- No grants3pay full price
Students with grants but no federal aid usually got the college's own need-based aid (without federal loans or Pell) or merit aid.
By family income: only students who received federal aid (167 of 369), because income is only reported for them.
From Kalamazoo College's Common Data Set
First-years and all full-time undergraduates, 2022–23 (estimated), a year before the federal figures above.
| First-years | All full-time | |
|---|---|---|
| Have financial need | 78%290 students | – |
| Need met, on average | 96% | 94% |
| Need fully met | 39% | 38% |
| Average aid package | $54,682 | $52,185 |
| Average need-based grant | $45,752 | $43,793 |
| Average need-based loan | $3,345 | $4,351 |
32% of the college's own grant dollars were awarded without regard to need.
Each college decides what a family needs, so “100% of need met” can mean different prices at different colleges. Merit awards that went toward a student's need count as need-based here.
Applying for aid
For fall 2023 entrants.
Priority date: November 15 · Deadline: none · Aid offers: on a rolling basis from November 15 · Reply by: May 1
Dates for fall 2023 entrants; the next cycle's are usually similar.
What the college's own scholarships consider
| Academics | ✓ | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni connection | ✓ | not marked |
| Music or drama | ✓ | not marked |
A blank means the college didn't mark it, not that it never counts.
International students
Need-based and merit aid offered.
International applicants file: the college's own form.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Kalamazoo College Common Data Set 2022–23, 2023–24;Kalamazoo College Common Data Set 2022–23, 2022–23 (estimated);Kalamazoo College Common Data Set 2022–23, Fall 2023 entrants;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)