Quad

Head-to-head

Kettering
Eckerd

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Kettering grads earn $43K more ten years out than Eckerd's ($94,823 vs. $51,819)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Kettering costs about $9K less per year on average than Eckerd ($35,609 vs. $44,650, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  3. 3

    Kettering graduates 9 pts more of its students than Eckerd (72% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Kettering's grants cover 42% of its full price on average, vs. 35% at Eckerd

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    Eckerd has 1.6× as many undergrads as Kettering

    Undergrads
  6. 6

    Eckerd has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Kettering (21% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients

The shape of each school

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

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Eckerd admits 76%, Kettering 79%; Kettering's yield is higher, at 15%.

Acceptance rate
Kettering79%
Eckerd76%
Quad's selectivity
  • KetteringSelective
  • EckerdAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
Kettering
1160–1330
Eckerd
1160–1330
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • KetteringGPA and school record required
  • EckerdGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Eckerd has 1.6× as many undergrads as Kettering and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Kettering1.2K
Eckerd1.9K
Pell Grant share
Kettering17%
Eckerd21%

Majors and faculty

Mechanical Engineering leads at Kettering, and Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography at Eckerd; both have 11 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Kettering11 to 1
Eckerd11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • KetteringMechanical Engineering45%
  • EckerdMarine Biology and Biological Oceanography22%

What each costs

Kettering costs about $9K less a year than Eckerd on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Kettering$35.6K
Eckerd$44.7K
Aid generosity
Kettering42%
Eckerd35%

What each pays off

Kettering's former students earn more, a median $94.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Kettering$94.8K
Eckerd$51.8K
Graduation rate
Kettering72%
Eckerd64%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • KetteringGrowing+36%
  • EckerdGrowing+47%
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

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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