About
Kettering College is a private Adventist college near Dayton, Ohio. The college is owned by the Kettering Medical Center and chartered by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The college was built in 1967 next to the Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital. It is a member of the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE).
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 13 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 46.2%
- No Data7 · 53.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 8
Action history · 7
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Mar 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 190 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $9.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 269 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Kettering College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Kettering College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Kettering College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectKettering College | 65% | — | 757 | $21,650 | — |
| 37% | 33.7% | 1,861 | $30,135 | — | |
| — | — | 483 | $31,509 | — | |
| 80% | 45.9% | 286 | $24,204 | — | |
| 38% | 82.0% | 891 | $11,212 | — | |
| 63% | 97.2% | 927 | $37,408 | — | |
| 63% | 67.4% | 765 | $26,919 | — | |
| — | 23.4% | 924 | $17,618 | — | |
| — | 59.9% | 632 | $33,087 | — | |
| 36% | 78.2% | 1,121 | $19,241 | — | |
| 100% | 100.0% | 724 | $28,124 | — | |
| 44% | 98.7% | 1,191 | $18,552 | — | |
| — | 45.7% | 690 | $19,622 | — | |
| 67% | 99.7% | 869 | $26,924 | — | |
| 56% | 93.2% | 1,096 | $17,989 | — | |
| 20% | 38.9% | 267 | $41,787 | — | |
| 54% | 84.3% | 670 | $10,420 | — | |
| 49% | 73.4% | 1,067 | $21,863 | — | |
| — | — | 263 | $21,045 | — | |
| — | — | 605 | — | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 202 | $19,390 | — | |
| — | 80.0% | 176 | $19,820 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $35,030 | — | |
| Peer group median | 54% | 79.1% | 724 | $21,757 |
Institutions like Kettering College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Kettering College's comparison group.
- Florida
AdventHealth University
Grad rate37%Admit rate33.7%Enrollment1,861Net price$30,135View data - Iowa
Allen College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment483Net price$31,509View data - Ohio
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Grad rate80%Admit rate45.9%Enrollment286Net price$24,204View data - Tennessee
Baptist Health Sciences University
Grad rate38%Admit rate82.0%Enrollment891Net price$11,212View data - Wisconsin
Bellin College
Grad rate63%Admit rate97.2%Enrollment927Net price$37,408View data - Nebraska
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Grad rate63%Admit rate67.4%Enrollment765Net price$26,919View data - North Carolina
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate23.4%Enrollment924Net price$17,618View data - North Carolina
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate59.9%Enrollment632Net price$33,087View data - Nebraska
Clarkson College
Grad rate36%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment1,121Net price$19,241View data - Missouri
Cox College
Grad rate100%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment724Net price$28,124View data - Louisiana
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Grad rate44%Admit rate98.7%Enrollment1,191Net price$18,552View data - Ohio
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Grad rate—Admit rate45.7%Enrollment690Net price$19,622View data - Iowa
Mercy College of Health Sciences
Grad rate67%Admit rate99.7%Enrollment869Net price$26,924View data - Ohio
Mercy College of Ohio
Grad rate56%Admit rate93.2%Enrollment1,096Net price$17,989View data - Illinois
Methodist College
Grad rate20%Admit rate38.9%Enrollment267Net price$41,787View data - Ohio
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Grad rate54%Admit rate84.3%Enrollment670Net price$10,420View data - Nebraska
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Grad rate49%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment1,067Net price$21,863View data - Illinois
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment263Net price$21,045View data - Illinois
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment605Net price—View data - Missouri
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment202Net price$19,390View data - Iowa
St Luke's College
Grad rate—Admit rate80.0%Enrollment176Net price$19,820View data - Illinois
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$35,030View data
Kettering College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Kettering College focuses on college-level assessment, quality, and accreditation work.
Visit IR office page- Scott BennieDean for Health Professions, Graduate Programs, and Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityChoose Ohio First Grant (COF)Ohio Department of Higher Educationinstitution_site$3,000
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantU.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)U.S. Department of Educationinstitution_site
- opportunityOhio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG)Ohio Department of Higher Educationinstitution_site
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