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University or college · Private nonprofit

Kettering College

Kettering, OH90 online only

Kettering College is a private nonprofit college in Kettering, OH, with about 722 students on campus.

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Students on campus
722
plus 90 studying only online
Admission rate
77%
lower than at 52% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$21,650
higher than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
65%
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$67,492
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Kettering College

Every degree Kettering College awards is in health professions

Kettering College awards degrees in a single field, health professions. Majors ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

47% of students with Pell grants finish, against 65% overall, a gap of 18 points. 24% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

A large share of international students

12% of undergraduates come from outside the U.S.. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 100%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing98 graduates a year · typical debt $29,050
$84k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions18 graduates a year · typical debt $32,026
$75k4 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other14 graduates a year · typical debt $26,752
$83k4 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services9 graduates a year
—not reported
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs7 graduates a year
—not reported
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Kettering College?

77%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

ACT
19–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1050.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $32,839 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $16,320Room & board $12,140Books & supplies $1,962Other costs $2,417

After grants, the average family on aid pays $21,650.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,231

About $88,924 over 4 years · 32% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
65%
within 6 years · Pell students 47%
Come back for year two
74%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$67,492
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$23,500
about $249 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$249 a month against about $5,058 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

58%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 72% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$66k
Middle income$30–75k
$69k
Higher incomeover $75k
$69k
Who goes there

The students

549 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 63%Hispanic 4%Black 10%Asian 4%Two or more 3%International 12%

Women and men

Women 85%Men 15%
9 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
42%
take federal loans
28%
undergrads 25 or older
38%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Kettering

6% of Kettering’s 57,396 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Kettering pages.

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$1,051/momedian rent · about the state median$244Ktypical home valueBSafety Grade22° / 85°January low / July high · 12" of snowB+Health GradeAll colleges in and near KetteringCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Kettering College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.