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Kettering University

Flint, Michigan

https://www.kettering.edu

#275 National Colleges

72.99% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,763 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential
Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute of Technology) is a private university in Flint, Michigan. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and business fields. Kettering University undergraduate students are required to complete at least five co-op terms to graduate. Students gain paid work experience in a variety of industries with Kettering's more than 550 corporate partners, and graduate with professional experiences accompanying their degree.

Kettering University is named after inventor and former head of research for General Motors, Charles F. Kettering. He was a distinguished inventor, researcher, and proponent of cooperative education.

"Kettering University." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettering_University.
Location

City
Flint, Michigan

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Engineering 82.5%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 5.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 4.3%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 3.0%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.7%
Physical Sciences 1.9%

Cost

Tuition
$44,380.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
56.76%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$37,518.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1278 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 700 655 610
Verbal 660 620 580

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 29 28 26
English 31 27 23