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Kettering College

University or collegePrivate nonprofitKettering, OHkc.edu ↗

Kettering College is a private nonprofit university in Kettering, OH, with about 722 students on campus. It admits 77% of applicants, the average family on aid pays $21,650 a year, and 65% of students graduate.

Students on campus

722

639 undergrad · 173 grad · 90 online only

Admission rate

77%

more selective than 52% of 4-year colleges

Net price a year

$21,650

costs less than 42% of 4-year colleges

Graduation rate

65%

higher than 69% of 4-year colleges

Earnings, 10 yrs later

$67,492

higher than 91% of U.S. colleges

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Kettering College?

77%of applicants admitted

ACT composite

136

19–24

The middle 50% of admitted students who sent scores: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1050.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $32,839 a year

Before any grants

$16,320

$12,140

Tuition & fees $16,320Room & board $12,140Books & supplies $1,962Other costs $2,417

What families on aid pay, by income

Average net price a year after grants and scholarships

$16k

$15k

$22k

$27k

$26k

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

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $16,000 a year; families over $110,000 pay about $26,172.

Who goes there

The students

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

549 degree-seeking undergrads

White 63%Hispanic 4%Black 10%Asian 4%Two or more 3%International 12%

Women and men

undergraduates

Women 85%Men 15%

9 : 1students per teacher

24%get Pell grants (lower income)

28%undergrads 25 or older

38%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).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing98 graduates a year · typical debt $29,050

$83,5394 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions18 graduates a year · typical debt $32,026

$75,4814 yrs out

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other14 graduates a year · typical debt $26,752

$83,2934 yrs out

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services9 graduates a year

—not reported

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs7 graduates a year

—not reported

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate

65%

within 6 years · Pell students 47%

Come back for year two

74%

full-time first-year students

Earnings, 10 years later

$67,492

median, students on federal aid

Typical debt

$23,500

about $249 a month over 10 years

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

58%of borrowers had paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 72% 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)$65,562

Middle income ($30–75k)$69,346

Higher income (over $75k)$69,303

The town around it

Living in Kettering

6% of Kettering’s 57,206 residents are enrolled in college. Here is what the town is like, from TownTapestry’s Kettering pages.

$1,051/momedian rent · about the state medianHousing in Kettering → $208,500median home value · 3% below the stateHousing in Kettering → 22° / 85°January low / July high · 12" of snowClimate in Kettering →

Other colleges within 30 miles

The Modern College of Design 3.2 mi University of Dayton 3.2 mi Ohio Medical Career College 3.3 miFortis College-Centerville 4.3 miSinclair Community College 4.3 mi Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management 8.4 miWright State University 9 mi United Theological Seminary 9.3 mi

Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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.