MI
Kalamazoo College
4.29 incidents / 1,000 students
Kalamazoo, MI · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Kalamazoo College
Across 2022–2024, Kalamazoo College reported 17 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Aquinas College.
- 4.29
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,530
- Rank of 2,072
- #64
- MI rank
- 1,166
- Enrolled students
4.29 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Kalamazoo College reports 4.29 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1149% above Bethel University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bethel University (0.86/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Western Dakota Technical College (0.86/1k); Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Aquinas College (4.32/1k); Rochester University (1.68/1k); Concordia University Ann Arbor (1.76/1k); Alma College (12.53/1k); Albion College (12.23/1k); Grace Christian University (0.98/1k); Cleary University (0.00/1k); The University of Olivet (7.15/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 4.29
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,530
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 74%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 170532 · Kalamazoo College 4.29/1k score rate · #1,530/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HIGH 4.29/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,530/2,072
- ST-MID #64 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Western Dakota Technical College · +3.43
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 57%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 1,166
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Western Dakota Technical College (-3.43/1k)
Kalamazoo College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Western Dakota Technical College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Western Dakota Technical College (-3.43/1k). National rank #1,530 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Kalamazoo College reports 4.29 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 1149% above Bethel University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Bethel University (0.86/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Western Dakota Technical College (0.86/1k); Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Aquinas College (4.32/1k); Rochester University (1.68/1k); Concordia University Ann Arbor (1.76/1k); Alma College (12.53/1k); Albion College (12.23/1k); Grace Christian University (0.98/1k); Cleary University (0.00/1k); The University of Olivet (7.15/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Kalamazoo College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Kalamazoo on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Tohono O'odham Community College · lowest peer 0
Tohono O'odham Community College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Western Dakota Technical College · near 0.86
Western Dakota Technical College — near
0.86 per 1,000 students
- Bethel University · near 0.86
Bethel University — near
0.86 per 1,000 students
- Kalamazoo College · this campus · highest
Kalamazoo College — this campus · highest
4.29 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Kalamazoo College's 4.29/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Kalamazoo College decreased from 7 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MI 4-year peers in this comparison, Kalamazoo College is larger than 56% and safer-reporting than 22% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Kalamazoo College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecumenical Theological Seminary | 63 | 0.00 | 0 | 53 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 75 | 0.00 | 3 | 53 |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art | 113 | 8.85 | 6 | 8 |
| Kuyper College | 161 | 0.00 | 8 | 53 |
| Michigan School of Psychology | 190 | 0.00 | 11 | 53 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | 210 | 0.00 | 14 | 53 |
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | 346 | 0.00 | 17 | 53 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | 351 | 0.00 | 19 | 53 |
| Calvin Theological Seminary | 367 | 21.80 | 22 | 0 |
| Western Theological Seminary | 397 | 2.52 | 25 | 36 |
| Thomas M Cooley Law School | 420 | 0.00 | 28 | 53 |
| Kalamazoo College (this campus) | 1,166 | 4.29 | 56 | 22 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Kalamazoo College fell from 7 to 3 (-57%). The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Burglary (3 to 1), Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 1) and Fondling (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Kalamazoo College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Fondling and Rape.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyKalamazoo College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 57% (7 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Fondling | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 25 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 6 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 17 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 41 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Kalamazoo College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
IN
Bethel University
0.86 incidents / 1,000 students
AZ
Tohono O'odham Community College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Kalamazoo College sits on price and outcomes
At $19,072, Kalamazoo College's reported average net price is cheaper than 62% among 138 Michigan colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,263.
- $19,072
- average net price
- $17,263
- Michigan median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $16,653
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $12,019, while those above $110,000 record $28,672 - roughly 2.4 times as much. A published average of $19,072 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $46,137 run about 2.4 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $61,050
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $61,050
- Avg Net Price
- $19,072
- Median Debt
- $26,077
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 26%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- SAT Average
- 1280
- SAT Math Range
- 580-680
- ACT Average
- 27
- ACT Range
- 20-29
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 79%
- Retention Rate
- 85%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,137
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $65,590
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 86%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,267 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Bethel University
Mishawaka, IN · 1,167 enrolled
Safety Score 0.86
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, AZ · 1,165 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD · 1,164 enrolled
Safety Score 0.86
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, MN · 1,163 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus, OK · 1,162 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Kalamazoo College (national rank #1530) sits near Missouri Western State University (#1531) and Southern Virginia University (#1529) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO
National Rank #1531
Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA
National Rank #1529
Nichols College
Dudley, MA
National Rank #1532
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
National Rank #1528
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
National Rank #1527
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Kalamazoo College, both outside MI so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Bethel University
Mishawaka, IN · 1,167 enrolled
Safety score 0.86
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, MN · 1,163 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA · 1,171 enrolled
Safety score 5.98
Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ · 1,171 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus
Round Rock, TX · 1,161 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN · 1,159 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
King University
Bristol, TN · 1,157 enrolled
Safety score 5.19
Carroll College
Helena, MT · 1,156 enrolled
Safety score 3.46
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA · 936 enrolled
Safety score 4.27
Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO · 3,716 enrolled
Safety score 4.31
Nichols College
Dudley, MA · 1,392 enrolled
Safety score 4.31
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX · 7,047 enrolled
Safety score 4.26
Sterling College
Sterling, KS · 694 enrolled
Safety score 4.32
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL · 3,997 enrolled
Safety score 4.25
Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA · 2,592 enrolled
Safety score 4.24
Longwood University
Farmville, VA · 4,612 enrolled
Safety score 4.34
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kalamazoo College safe?
Kalamazoo College has a safety score of 4.29 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,530 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Bethel University (0.86/1k). Same-state same-level set: Aquinas College (4.32/1k); Rochester University (1.68/1k); Concordia University Ann Arbor (1.76/1k); Alma College (12.53/1k); Albion College (12.23/1k); Grace Christian University (0.98/1k); Cleary University (0.00/1k); The University of Olivet (7.15/1k).
What crimes are reported at Kalamazoo College?
For calendar year 2024, Kalamazoo College reported Burglary (1), Motor Vehicle Theft (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Kalamazoo College compare to similar schools?
Kalamazoo College reports 1149% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Bethel University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Bethel University (0.86/1k); Tohono O'odham Community College (0.00/1k); Western Dakota Technical College (0.86/1k); Mitchell Hamline School of Law (0.00/1k); Western Oklahoma State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Aquinas College (4.32/1k); Rochester University (1.68/1k); Concordia University Ann Arbor (1.76/1k); Alma College (12.53/1k); Albion College (12.23/1k); Grace Christian University (0.98/1k); Cleary University (0.00/1k); The University of Olivet (7.15/1k).
Does Kalamazoo College have fire safety data?
Yes. Kalamazoo College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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