How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Kettering University admits about 78.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,160 and 1,330, and ACT scores typically fall between 26 and 30. Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.0% receive Pell Grants and 18.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 9.9%. As a private engineering-focused institution, Kettering University maintains a selective admissions profile while serving a meaningful share of students from lower-income and first-generation backgrounds. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1415 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment scale and the composition of its student body. With 17.0% of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and 18.2% identifying as first-generation, Kettering University serves a substantial population of students who face financial and informational barriers to college completion. The six-year graduation rate is 70.8%, and the Pell completion rate is 55.9%, indicating solid progress toward degree attainment across income groups. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1044 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $74,800 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The strength of these outcomes reflects Kettering University's engineering-focused curriculum and the strong labor-market demand for graduates in technical fields. While the institution's selective admissions process limits the absolute number of low-income students it enrolls, those who gain admission and complete their degrees achieve earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, demonstrating that Kettering University successfully converts access into durable economic mobility for the students it serves.
Kettering University admits about 78.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,160 and 1,330, and ACT scores typically fall between 26 and 30. Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.0% receive Pell Grants and 18.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 9.9%. As a private engineering-focused institution, Kettering University maintains a selective admissions profile while serving a meaningful share of students from lower-income and first-generation backgrounds. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1415 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment scale and the composition of its student body. With 17.0% of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and 18.2% identifying as first-generation, Kettering University serves a substantial population of students who face financial and informational barriers to college completion. The six-year graduation rate is 70.8%, and the Pell completion rate is 55.9%, indicating solid progress toward degree attainment across income groups. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1044 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $74,800 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The strength of these outcomes reflects Kettering University's engineering-focused curriculum and the strong labor-market demand for graduates in technical fields. While the institution's selective admissions process limits the absolute number of low-income students it enrolls, those who gain admission and complete their degrees achieve earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, demonstrating that Kettering University successfully converts access into durable economic mobility for the students it serves.
Kettering University admits about 78.7% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,160 and 1,330, and ACT scores typically fall between 26 and 30. Among enrolled undergraduates, 17.0% receive Pell Grants and 18.2% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 9.9%. As a private engineering-focused institution, Kettering University maintains a selective admissions profile while serving a meaningful share of students from lower-income and first-generation backgrounds. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1415 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment scale and the composition of its student body. With 17.0% of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants and 18.2% identifying as first-generation, Kettering University serves a substantial population of students who face financial and informational barriers to college completion. The six-year graduation rate is 70.8%, and the Pell completion rate is 55.9%, indicating solid progress toward degree attainment across income groups. Azimuth ranks Kettering University #1044 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $74,800 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 98.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The strength of these outcomes reflects Kettering University's engineering-focused curriculum and the strong labor-market demand for graduates in technical fields. While the institution's selective admissions process limits the absolute number of low-income students it enrolls, those who gain admission and complete their degrees achieve earnings outcomes that rank among the strongest in the country, demonstrating that Kettering University successfully converts access into durable economic mobility for the students it serves.
