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Kettering University

University or collegePrivate nonprofitFlint, MIwww.kettering.edu ↗

Kettering University is a private nonprofit university in Flint, MI, with about 1,366 students on campus. It admits 79% of applicants, the average family on aid pays $34,660 a year, and 71% of students graduate.

Students on campus

1,366

1,290 undergrad · 315 grad · 239 online only

Admission rate

79%

more selective than 47% of 4-year colleges

Net price a year

$34,660

costs less than 9% of 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

71%

higher than 79% of 4-year colleges

Earnings, 10 yrs later

$94,823

higher than 99% of U.S. colleges

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Kettering University?

79%of applicants admitted

SAT reading

200800

580–660

SAT math

200800

580–670

ACT composite

136

26–30

The middle 50% of admitted students who sent scores: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1251.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $61,250 a year

Before any grants

$48,470

Tuition & fees $48,470Room & board $10,400Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $1,380

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships

$25k

$23k

$32k

$33k

$39k

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $24,910 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $39,399.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

1,205 degree-seeking undergrads

White 73%Hispanic 4%Black 5%Asian 7%Two or more 4%International 3%

Women and men

undergraduates

Women 20%Men 80%

11 : 1students per teacher

17%get Pell grants (lower income)

3%undergrads 25 or older

2%study part time

Majors

The biggest programs, and what they pay

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates, and their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year later where that’s all that’s reported).

Mechanical Engineering157 graduates a year · typical debt $28,000

$99,2924 yrs out

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering53 graduates a year · typical debt $30,000

$109,9774 yrs out

Computer Science38 graduates a year · typical debt $27,500

$106,6384 yrs out

Computer Engineering36 graduates a year · typical debt $29,984

$120,5314 yrs out

Industrial Engineering25 graduates a year

$86,2654 yrs out

Chemical Engineering17 graduates a year · typical debt $29,000

$103,8684 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and Operations10 graduates a year

—not reported

Engineering Physics6 graduates a year

—not reported

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate

71%

within 6 years · Pell students 69%

Come back for year two

94%

full-time first-year students

Earnings, 10 years later

$94,823

median, students on federal aid

Typical debt

$27,000

about $286 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

86%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 98% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years of starting repayment (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income when they enrolled

Lower income (under $30k)$84,938

Middle income ($30–75k)$93,025

Higher income (over $75k)$99,499

The town around it

Living in Flint

4% of Flint’s 80,175 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Flint pages.

$915/momedian rent · 19% below the stateHousing in Flint → $53,500median home value · 77% below the stateHousing in Flint → 16° / 83°January low / July high · 52" of snowClimate in Flint →

Other colleges within 30 miles

University of Michigan-Flint 1.2 mi Mott Community College 2.1 mi Baker College 23.3 mi

Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings are for students who received federal aid.