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Kettering University is a private regional university located in Flint, Michigan. Kettering University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Kettering University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $93,893 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Michigan, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Kettering University bachelor students earn 4% more than the national average. Kettering University is ranked 9th in Michigan.
Kettering University’s median net annual cost of $33,472 and average years to graduate of 5.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Kettering University sorted by number of graduates - Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$33,472
Average years to graduate
5.8
Business Administration
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.22
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Kettering University - Business Administration, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.8 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Kettering University is 9% higher than the state average, and 12% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Kettering University, Pell Grant recipients represent 18% of the measured graduating class, 17% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Kettering University graduates within 5.9 years.
Kettering University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Kettering University’s economic mobility score of 16.2 is calculated by adjusting the 1.16 economic score of lower-income students by the 18% pell grant recipients within the student body. Kettering University’s EMS of 16.2 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Kettering University pays $33,472 a year, $24,608 less than the $58,080 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $33,472
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Kettering University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $33,472 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 84% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,953. This is 30% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,563
Pell grants
$4,581
State grants
$2,703
Institutional grants
$21,957
Kettering University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,777 applicants, of which 1,521 were admitted and 305 enrolled. Kettering University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
99%
83%
Female
19%
59%
First time
87%
59%
In-state
84%
68%
1st generation
18%
35%
White
78%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
6%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%