Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Kettering grads earn $35.5K more ten years out than Saint Mary's's ($94,823 vs. $59,354)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Saint Mary's graduates 2 pts more of its students than Kettering (75% vs. 72%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Kettering$94.8K
Saint Mary's$59.4K
Graduation rate
Kettering72%
Saint Mary's75%
Retention rate
Kettering94%
Saint Mary's88%

Borrowing

Median debt
Kettering$27K
Saint Mary's$27K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Kettering45%
Saint Mary's56%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Kettering$28K
Saint Mary's$19.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Kettering15%
Saint Mary's67%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Kettering71%
Saint Mary's74%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Kettering17%
Saint Mary's22%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Kettering69%
Saint Mary's57%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Kettering71%
Saint Mary's73%
Pell graduation gap
Kettering2 pts lower
Saint Mary's16 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupKetteringSaint Mary's
White72%72%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 students62%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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