Kettering College
Private College in Kettering, OH. Six-year graduation rate 63%. Median 10-year earnings $67,492.
Students who entered Kettering College reach a median of $67,492 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. 63% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $23,500, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.35 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Kettering College accepts 77% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. Only 162 students applied, so treat these rates as directional — small pools swing sharply between cycles. A 71% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 19–24 | 48 (55%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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63% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions. The undergraduate body is just 639, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 562 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $22,036 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The income table below is the number that matters — $16,000 at $0–30k versus $26,172 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 72% of students at an average of $10,931. About 48% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 34 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $16,000 |
| $30–48k | $15,162 |
| $48–75k | $22,231 |
| $75–110k | $26,714 |
| $110k+ | $26,172 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 269 of these 562 students, totalling $2,341,931 — an average of $8,706 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Montgomery County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)