Welcome to Kalamazoo College!
We are known for being the home of the K-Plan, our distinct approach to academics in the liberal arts and sciences. If you would like a guided experience, sign up for a virtual tour at kzoo.edu/visit.
Founded in 1833, Kalamazoo College is among the 100 oldest colleges and universities in the nation. Our mission is to prepare students to better understand, live successfully in and lead our richly diverse world.
One of the primary gateways to campus, this view greets most visitors as they arrive. Looking up the red brick road, you'll see Dow Science Center on your left and the Admission Welcome Center on your right.
This classroom in Dewing Hall is among the larger ones on campus. Lecture halls might have 35 students, although our average class has 17 students and our student-to-teacher ratio is just 13 to 1.
The labs at Dow Science Center are where students work alongside our faculty in majors such as chemistry and biology. Students often work with state-of-the-art equipment rarely available to undergraduates elsewhere.
Biology and chemistry are two of K’s most distinguished programs and many students start journeys in this lecture hall toward graduate and medical school. This room represents one of K’s largest learning environments.
Academy and Thompson streets form the crossroads of campus. Go east for a walk downtown, go west into a beautiful neighborhood, or north toward highways. Lake Michigan, Chicago and Detroit are a short ride away.
Dewing Hall is where students find study abroad experiences, internship and externship positions and civic engagement opportunities. Academic programs at Dewing include history, foreign languages, and economics and business.
The library’s first floor includes study areas, a computer lab, the Book Club Café and our Learning Commons and Writing Center, where students get peer assistance in writing, biology, chemistry, graphics and research.
The second and third floors of the library get progressively quieter. The Reading Room on second floor has cozy fireplaces for chilly days. The third floor has study spaces and the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room.
The Upper Quad includes the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, which symbolizes the College's relationship with education, nature and the community. The residence halls here are DeWaters and Trowbridge.
A short walk takes you downtown, visible from Stowe Tennis Stadium. You'll find restaurants, off-campus jobs and housing, and businesses for internships. Stowe hosts the USTA Boys’ 18s and 16s National Championships.
Light Fine Arts is the home of K’s performing arts, which are open to all students. Groups include a dance company, a capella singing groups and a comedy group that counts comedian Jordan Klepper among its alumni.
Dalton Theatre is the place on campus for guest-artist performances, music concerts and student organization shows featuring a capella music, improvisational comedy and dance programs.
There is a role for you at the Nelda K. Balch Festival Playhouse, which uses students as assistant directors, stage managers, actors and more. Three student productions a year are on the oldest thrust stage in Michigan.
One of several student lounges in Trowbridge Hall provides space for students to study, host events, work on group projects, unwind playing the piano or just hang out.
You'll quickly see why this Hoben lounge is a social hub for students. The hall’s resident assistants foster community with events each week here. These communal spaces also have a kitchen area where students can cook.
This first-year residence hall room at Hoben Hall has modular furniture while also featuring some built-ins. On-campus living means you’re never far from your classes or your next meal!
The Hicks Center has our bookstore, a computer lab, Dining Services with a sandwich-shop style eatery and a cafeteria, the Intercultural Center, the health and counseling centers, and the Office of Student Involvement.
Whether living on or off campus, there are a variety of meal plans to choose from with the Dining Hall among the most popular places to eat. President Gonzalez and his wife often dine here with students.
The game room at the Hicks Student Center is a great place for students to blow off steam or take a break from studying.
This view is from the top of the Quad outside Stetson Chapel. From Convocation to Commencement and so much in between, the Quad is home to amazing student experiences and memories in everyone’s educational journey.
Stetson Chapel is a site for Community Reflections, concerts and more. The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life provides programs here for students just exploring spirituality and for those wanting religious tradition.
New to the campus in 2016, the Fitness and Wellness Center illustrates K's holistic focus on wellness for both students and staff.
The Fitness and Wellness Center is free for all students. It includes a weight and cardio fitness area, multi-purpose rooms, a dance studio, locker rooms, and practice areas for Cirque du K, the student circus club.
K first used Humphrey House as a residence hall. It evolved into faculty housing and now is a home for the English, Philosophy, Religion and Classics departments, as well as the Critical Ethnic Studies program.
Harmon and Hoben Hall flank the Lower Quad. Olds Upton houses physics, math, computer science, psychology and political science, nurturing opportunities for research and applied outside-the-classroom experiences.
Can you imagine yourself as a Kalamazoo College student? To learn more, sign up for an information session or guided virtual tour. Better yet, apply to K and start your journey today!
Anderson Athletic Center courts are often open to students. The men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams also play here. With fresh paint and new bleachers, there's plenty of room to cheer on the Hornets.
Our newly refurbished weight room above the gym at Anderson Athletic Center is a dedicated space meant for athletes, allowing them to seriously train and lift weights.
On the Athletic Field House grounds, K athletes compete in football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and baseball. Whether you’re an athlete or a fan, these fields are magnificent places.
The upper level on the west end of the Field House features the Hornets Suite, a large multi-purpose room overlooking the football field used for team meetings, campus gatherings, banquets and other events.
Events in the Hornets Suite offer a great view of the football field and the Hornets Suite deck is the place to be on game day.
Cheer for K's football team in the fall at Angell Field.
Mackenzie Field, the site for men's and women's lacrosse and men's and women's soccer, is a popular spot to be during the week while watching your classmates take on their competition.
Check out our diamonds! Sit in the stands and watch the Hornets hit in single games and double-headers.
Check out our diamonds! Sit in the stands and watch the Hornets hit in single games and double-headers.
About 24 percent of our students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Many locker rooms include personalized lockers with separate areas, equipped with audio and visual equipment, for team meetings.
The Markin Tennis Center is the indoor home of K’s men's and women's tennis teams. The lobby display cases highlight K's numerous conference titles and seven NCAA III men's tennis national championships.