After Kettering University: graduation, pay and debt
Flint, Michigan · Private · 1,205 undergrads
71% of Kettering University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $96,136 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $24,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$96.1k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
71%
finish within six years.
16%
finish in four years.
94%
of first-years come back for year two.
$24.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
86%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
16%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
71%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
94%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
84%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
370
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
74%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
16%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
442
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$84,877
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$96,136
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
89%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$24,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$26,563
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$28,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$23,373
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
86%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
88%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
90%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard, earlier release
0.2%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers