Colleges in Kalamazoo Michigan

County: Kalamazoo

Elevation: 780 feet

Land Area: 24.7 square miles

Population Density: 2924 people per square mile

Population: 72,179

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (69.5%), Black (20.6%), Hispanic (4.3%), Two or more races (3.2%), Other race (2.4%), American Indian (1.6%), Asian Indian (0.7%), Chinese (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): German (17.3%), Irish (10.0%), English (9.8%), Dutch (7.7%), Polish (4.9%), United States (4.0%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (86.4 miles , pop. 205,727)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (111.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Eastwood, MI (1.6 miles ), Westwood, MI (1.6 miles ), Parchment, MI (1.8 miles ), Comstock Northwest, MI (2.1 miles ), Portage, MI (2.2 miles ), Greater Galesburg, MI (2.8 miles ), Galesburg, MI (2.9 miles ), Richland, MI (3.1 miles )

Kalamazoo Compared to State Average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.

Median age significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 84.20%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.70%

Graduate or professional degree: 14.40%

Colleges/Universities in Kalamazoo:

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Full-time enrollment: 23,132, Location: 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Public, Offers Doctor's degree

KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 5,017, Location: 6767 WEST O AVE, Public

KALAMAZOO COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 1,322, Location: 1200 ACADEMY ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.kzoo.edu

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-WESTERN REGION-KALAMAZOO

FT enrollment: 703, Location: 4123 W. MAIN ST., Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.davenport.edu

GRAND RAPIDS EDUCATIONAL CENTER

FT enrollment: 132, Location: 5349 W MAIN, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Kalamazoo:

KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 21 miles, BATTLE CREEK, MI, Full-time enrollment: 2,824

HOPE COLLEGE

about 43 miles, HOLLAND, MI, FT enrollment: 2,918

CALVIN COLLEGE

about 45 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 4,148

AQUINAS COLLEGE

about 47 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 2,022

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 48 miles, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, FT enrollment: 7,590

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

about 52 miles, ALLENDALE, MI, FT enrollment: 15,124

SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY

about 54 miles, SPRING ARBOR, MI, FT enrollment: 2,266