Kettering University Overview

Kettering University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Flint, Michigan. The city atmosphere of Flint makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Kettering University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Kettering.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Kettering makes roughly $94,823 a year. This is 132% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Kettering University?

Contact details for Kettering are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1700 University Avenue, Flint, MI 48504-6214
Phone:	800-955-4464
Website:	www.kettering.edu

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How Do I Get Into Kettering?

You can apply to Kettering online at: https://www.kettering.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Kettering

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kettering?

Kettering has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 71% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 55% of students accepted to Kettering submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 690.

Kettering received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 30. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 30.

Can I Afford Kettering University?

The overall average net price of Kettering is $38,035. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kettering, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $12,071 a year. That adds up to $48,284 over four years for those students.

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Kettering University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,659 undergraduate students at Kettering, with 1,597 being full-time and 62 being part-time.

There are also 371 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,597 full-time undergraduates at Kettering, 78% are male and 22% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Kettering University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	99
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	1,245
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	89

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Kettering University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Kettering. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Jamaica.

Kettering University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	157	0	157
Business Administration & Management	10	63	73
Electrical Engineering	53	0	53
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	39	39
Computer Science	38	1	39
Computer Engineering	36	0	36
Engineering Science	0	35	35
Engineering-Related Fields	0	27	27
Industrial Engineering	25	0	25
Chemical Engineering	17	0	17
Engineering Physics	6	0	6
Applied Mathematics	6	0	6
Chemistry	5	0	5
General Engineering	1	2	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0
TOTAL	358	167	525

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bryan Duggan under License

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