Quad
Earlham
Kettering

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Kettering grads earn $16.7K more ten years out than Earlham's ($67,492 vs. $50,797)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Earlham graduates 13 pts more of its students than Kettering (74% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Earlham$50.8K
Kettering$67.5K
Graduation rate
Earlham74%
Kettering62%
Retention rate
Earlham82%
Kettering74%

Borrowing

Median debt
Earlham$23.5K
Kettering$23.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Earlham43%
Kettering42%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Earlham$19.5K
Kettering$20.2K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Earlham66%
Kettering60%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Earlham75%
Kettering64%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Earlham19%
Kettering22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Earlham56%
KetteringNot shown: under 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Earlham75%
KetteringNot shown: under 30 students
Pell graduation gap
Earlham19 pts lower
KetteringNot reported

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupEarlhamKettering
White70%63%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot reported
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
International76%Not shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Earlham College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why