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Kettering University

Flint, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Kettering University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Flint, Michigan. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,466, made up of 1,212 undergraduates and 254 graduate students.

Kettering University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 26 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration and Management, and Computer Science. It awarded 440 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,466
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
440
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
26
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 26

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 11
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
Health Professions 1
  • Health Certificate Online option

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
298
Master's degrees
142

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,466
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,212
Graduate students, fall 2024
254
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,739
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,332
Graduate students, 2024-25
407
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
22%
Men
78%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
1%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
President
Robert K. McMahan, Jr.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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