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Flint, MICity: smallZIP 48504
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Carnegie class
Master's: medium programs
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Federal aid since
1965
MichiganPrivate nonprofit

Kettering University

Kettering University is a private nonprofit university in Flint, Michigan, with 1,205 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $29,797 a year after aid.

74%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention94%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans48%
average net price / year
$29,797 $64,286
after grants · sticker cost struck through
$29,797net price / year
79%admission rate
1251average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$96,136median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,500median debt
#85 of 1,704 for earnings#1,447 of 1,739 for lowest net price#279 of 1,738 for graduation rate#829 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs

Cost and net price

Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.

Published cost
Cost of attendance
$64,286tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
Tuition & fees, in-state
$50,650
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
$50,650
Average net price
$29,797national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,842
$30,001–48,000$19,719
$48,001–75,000$24,254
$75,001–110,000$30,258
$110,001+$36,265
getting in

Admissions and test scores

Admission
Admission rate
79%national median 77%
Average SAT
1251
SAT reading, middle 50%
580–660
SAT math, middle 50%
580–670
ACT composite, middle 50%
26–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling

Graduation, earnings and debt

Completion
Graduation rate, 6 years
74%within 150% of normal time
Graduation rate, 4 years
52%
First-year retention
94%
Award within 8 years, all students
71%
Earnings and debt
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$84,877
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$96,136middle 50%: $71,788–$118,011
Median debt at graduation
$24,500
3-year loan default rate
0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$118,011
Median, Kettering University$96,136
Lower quarter$71,788
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here

Students and faculty

Undergraduates
Degree-seeking undergraduates
1,205
Part-time
2.5%
Women / men
20% / 80%
Average age at entry
19.7
First-generation students
18%
Pell Grant recipients
23%
Faculty and resources
Student-to-faculty ratio
11 : 1
Full-time faculty
100%
Average faculty salary
$9,222 / month
Instructional spending per student
$13,932
Endowment, end of year
$120,713,853
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic4.4%
Black5.3%
Asian7.0%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.2%
6 fields of study

Most popular fields

Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).

Engineering80%
Computer & information sciences15%
Business & management2.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences1.3%
Mathematics & statistics0.7%
Physical sciences0.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169983. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6395480.