Kettering University

What are the graduation rates for students at Kettering University?

Kettering's reported six-year graduation rate is 71%, while its four-year rate is 18%. These figures track completion within different time windows for the applicable entering undergraduate cohort; they are not percentages of all students enrolled in a given year.

The gap matters when planning costs and timelines. Kettering's academic and co-op calendar differs from a conventional uninterrupted classroom schedule, but the rates alone do not establish why individual students take longer than four years. The reported first-year retention rate is 94%, measuring a different outcome: whether students returned after their initial year. Applicants should ask their intended department for a term-by-term degree plan, including the expected graduation date and co-op terms.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Kettering University?

College Scorecard program figures offer a limited view of earnings about one year after completion. For Kettering's reported programs, the median is approximately $76,471 for mechanical engineering and $69,274 for computer science. These are program-level outcomes for the measured graduates, not starting-salary offers or forecasts for every student.

The College Scorecard's earnings measures draw on federal records for graduates meeting its reporting criteria. They can exclude graduates outside the measured population and cannot fully account for occupation, location, hours worked, further education or career changes. Students should use them alongside program costs and current employer information, rather than treating a one-year figure as lifetime earning potential.