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?

• Students at Kettering have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Kettering.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Kettering bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $94,491 a year. That's about 132% more than their peers at other schools.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Kettering?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, Kettering is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 72% of accepted students are men and 28% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% 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 570 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 680.

Kettering received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 25 and 31.

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 84% of students took out student loans averaging $9,953 a year. That adds up to $39,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Kettering is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Kettering University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,516 undergraduate students at Kettering, with 1,452 being full-time and 64 being part-time.

There are also 342 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,452 full-time undergraduates at Kettering, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	97
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	1,139
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

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.

Online Learning at Kettering University

In 2020-2021, 293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Kettering has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 21st most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Kettering

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Kettering University was 2.1%. This is the #1,631 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Kettering regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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