Kettering University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Kettering University is located in Flint, Michigan, United States. It was established in the year 1919. The university was originally known as General Motors Institute. It was later renamed Kettering University after Charles Kettering, the inventor as well as the head of research for General Motors. The university's students are offered degrees in areas such as chemical engineering, applied mathematics, and business.

The students of Kettering University have access to many fraternities and sororities. Among those available on campus are Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Beta Sigma Phi, and Delta Sigma Theta. There are also other student clubs such as the International Club, Karate Club, and Dance Club. The students of Kettering University operate a radio station called WKUF-LP FM and publish a newspaper called "The Technician."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering and computer science and engineering.
• High male/female ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of engineering and technology.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,600 in 2009-2010 (2,296 full-time equivalent).

About 83% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 17% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Kettering provides on-campus housing for 548 of its 2,296 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Kettering offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (121 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

ENGINEERING (400 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Physics