All international students must verify English proficiency at the time of application to Kalamazoo College. Use one or more of the methods below to document English proficiency.
- Computer-based TOEFL exam: A recommended score of 213 or higher
- Paper-based TOEFL exam: A recommended score of 550 or higher
- Internet-based TOEFL exam (iBT): A recommended score of 84 or higher.
A recommended verbal score of 600 or higher for students taking the SAT I
A recommended score of 7 or higher.
If an applicant is originally from an English speaking country (see below) and the primary language of instruction is English.
Applicants for whom English is a second language but have attended a secondary school in an English speaking country (see below) for at least two years.
Applicants who have completed or are pursuing a full IB diploma and are taking English A1 or English A2 and have a predicted grade of 5 or higher.
English Speaking Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
British Virgin Islands
Isle of Man
Micronesia, Federated States of
Northern Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Ireland
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands