Ohio · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Kettering College

Kettering, Ohio. 543 undergraduate students. 11 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Kettering College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Kettering College rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.2k → $16.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Kettering College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.3% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Kettering College rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.2k → $16.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+44%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Kettering College rose 44% between 2021 and 2024 (38.2% → 55.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Ohio

Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$67,492+11% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$60,692
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
65.0%+22% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$19,456+198% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
543+14% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
80.5%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
82.9%+115% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$15,672+198% · '01→'24
out-of-state $15,672
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $19,456 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $67,492 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962024549
8726919962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997200962.1%
98%27%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$23,500
$30,813$7,00019972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972009+22%

Kettering College · completion · 150% rose

50.9% → 62.1%

IN-STATE TUITION · 20012024+198%

Kettering College · in-state tuition rose

$5,470 → $16,320

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20012024+198%

Kettering College · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,470 → $16,320

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+198%

Kettering College · median debt rose

$7,875 → $23,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Kettering College · cohort default rate fell

4.9% → 0.0%

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Kettering College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$601,407
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 7year 0year 39
Cost per year
$13,946
HS-only baseline · OH
$36,400
Years to complete
4
CIP family
51

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Kettering College graduates earn $X” — not “Kettering College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Kettering College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →