Career orientation
highRepeated co-op terms make professional preparation central.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Kettering University
Kettering is a small technology and business university built around alternating academic terms and paid co-op employment. The model provides unusually extensive professional experience but creates a year-round calendar and less conventional campus rhythm.
- Co-op from the beginning
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Flint, Michigan · Urban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,205
- Aggregate admission rate
- 78.7%
- Average net price
- $34,660
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highAlternating work terms provide extensive practice.
Academic intensity
highCompressed academic terms support a fast pace.
Community closeness
moderateSmall scale supports contact.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Kettering University if…
- You want extensive paid co-op experience.
- You want engineering, computing, or applied business.
- You want a small technical university.
- You want an accelerated professional focus.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a traditional four-year calendar.
- You do not want broad liberal-arts majors.
- You do not want long summer breaks.
- You do not want minimal employer involvement.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Co-op from the beginning
Students alternate classroom terms with paid professional placements across much of the undergraduate program.
Source: Cooperative Education
Academic choices and structure
Engineering, computing, science, and business programs emphasize applied projects and employer partnerships.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Flint, Michigan gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Cooperative Education
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Kettering documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Cooperative Education
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 1,205 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 78.7%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $34,660. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:0
Per 1,000 enrolled:0.0
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
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A useful comparison for students evaluating Kettering across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Kettering across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Kettering across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Cooperative Education - Kettering University (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Kettering University (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Kettering University institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Kettering’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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