Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kettering's yield is 61 pts higher than Earlham's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Earlham's grants cover 59% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at Kettering

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    Kettering has 18 pts more first-gen students than Earlham (40% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

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

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

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

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Kettering costs about $5.8K less per year on average than Earlham ($21,971 vs. $27,760, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Kettering admits 77%, Earlham 79%; Kettering's yield is higher, at 71%.

Acceptance rate
Earlham79%
Kettering77%
Quad's selectivity
  • EarlhamAccessible
  • KetteringAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Earlham
1110–1290
KetteringNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • EarlhamRigor and GPA very important49%
  • KetteringGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Earlham is a bit larger than Kettering (670 vs. 549 undergrads); both have the same Pell share, 24%.

Undergrads
Earlham670
Kettering549
Pell Grant share
Earlham24%
Kettering24%

Majors and faculty

Biochemistry leads at Earlham, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Kettering; Earlham has 7 students per faculty member to Kettering's 9.

Students per faculty member
Earlham7 to 1
Kettering9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • EarlhamBiochemistry10%
  • KetteringRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse71%

What each costs

Kettering costs about $5.8K less a year than Earlham on average; Earlham's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Earlham$27.8K
Kettering$22K
Aid generosity
Earlham59%
Kettering33%

What each pays off

Kettering's former students earn more, a median $67.5K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Earlham$50.8K
Kettering$67.5K
Graduation rate
Earlham74%
Kettering62%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at Earlham, which got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • EarlhamSteady+4%
  • KetteringNot enough data
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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