10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$252,430at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Kettering University
⌖ Flint, MI · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$252,430 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
5.6 yrsModeled economic break-even
+79%Modeled 10-year ROI
$102,107Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$34,660Average net price / year
$61,250Cost of attendance
$102,107Median earnings · year 5 after completion
70.8%Completion rate
78.7%Admission rate
1,205Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$80,708Year 1
$99,943Year 4
$102,107Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$136,5532Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's Degree$122,4903Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$120,5314Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$109,9775Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$106,6386Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$103,8687Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,2928Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$86,265Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Southfield, MI
Lawrence Technological University
- Annual net price
- $32,918
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $86,111
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +32%
Concordia University Ann Arbor
- Annual net price
- $32,811
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,710
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -40%
Northwood University
- Annual net price
- $27,232
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,925
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -34%
Cleary University
- Annual net price
- $22,143
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,007
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $136,553 | Not available |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | $122,490 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $120,531 | $29,984 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,977 | $30,080 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $106,638 | $27,500 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $103,868 | $29,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,292 | $28,000 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,265 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.