Quad
Kettering
Earlham

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
Kettering$67.5K
Earlham$50.8K
Graduation rate
Kettering62%
Earlham74%
Retention rate
Kettering74%
Earlham82%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupKetteringEarlham
White63%70%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot reportedNot shown: under 30 students
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 students76%

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 2018;Earlham College Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About 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