Flint, Michigan · Private Non-Profit
Engineering-Related Fields at Kettering University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 50 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~50
- Schools with reported signal
- 180
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 78.7%
- Graduation rate
- 70.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $34,660/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $138,640
- Median debt
- $27,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $94,823/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 180 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,119 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,882 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 73% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 1.0% reported share · $1,807 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.2% reported share · $3,967 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.2% reported share · $4,831 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 3.7% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.2% reported share · $6,376 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.8% reported share · $7,021 net A+ 
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN · 2.4% reported share · $6,079 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering-Related Fields accounts for 4.2% of reported programs at Kettering University, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 3.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 50 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Kettering University's average net price is $34,660 per year, about $138,640 over four years. That is $14,119 above the $20,541 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $94,823 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,882 above the $64,941 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Kettering University #132 of 180 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.