| Name |
Kettering University |
| Address |
1700 W. Third Avenue
Flint, MI 48504 |
| Website |
http://www.kettering.edu |
| Email |
admissions@kettering.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
48% |
| Percent Fraternity |
40% |
| Percent Sorority |
33% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
40% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
48% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (24%), sorority housing (22%), fraternity housing (33%), apartment for single students (21%) |
| College Owned Singles |
65% |
| College Owned Doubles |
N/A |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
35% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
N/A |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
N/A |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
83 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
40% |
| Nearest Airport |
Detroit (80), Flint (4) |
| Nearest Train |
Flint (3) |
| Nearest Bus |
Flint (2) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
85% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
6% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,050 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Welcome Back Parties; Carnival Games; Car Shows; Midnight Breakfasts. Many industry leaders and innovators visit Kettering each year to meet with students for formal presentations and informal discussion. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
52 |
| Honor Societies |
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering); Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering); Delta Epsilon Chi (Leadership); Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering); Gamma Mu Iota (Manufacturing Engineering); Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Management Honor Society; Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics); Order of Omega (Greek Letter Org. Leadership); Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman); Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering); Robots Society (Leadership); Sigma Alpha Chi (Management); Sigma Phi Iota (Student Activities) |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ; Christians in Action |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Club; Asian American Association; Black Unity Congress; National Society of Black Engineers; National Society of Hispanic Engineers; India Student Association |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Amateur Radio, Electronics & Computer Club; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Club; Aquaneers (scuba); Baseball Club; Blades/TriBe (skating); Cliffhangers/Rock Climbing; Cycling; Entrepreneurship Club; Firebirds (car) Club; Gaming Society (Card, Board and Computer); GMTE (Student Government); Hockey Club; Karate Club; Kickboxing Club; LaCrosse Club; Mudboggers/Off-Road Club; Outdoors Club; Physics Club; Programming Society (KUPS); Soccer Club; Trap & Skeet Club; Volleyball Club. Professional Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Project Vehicle Teams (6); American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics; American Marketing Asssociation; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); American Society of Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRE); Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers; Institute of Induistrial Engineers; Socieity of Automotive Engineers; Society of Physics; Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Society of Women Engineers. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Technician (four to six issues per term) |
| Num Frats |
11 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
11 |
| Percent Frat Members |
40% |
| Num Sororities |
6 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
3 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
33% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1919 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,411 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
51,727,192 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
24,908 |
| Room Board |
5,608 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, resume assistance, alumni network, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
98% |
| Job One Year |
2% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
General Motors, Ford, Delphi, Dow, Visteon, Lear, United Technologies, US Government, SUN MicroSystems, TRW, UPS. Typically 75-80% of Kettering graduates receive permanent offers from their co-op employers. The majority accept those offers and often begin |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
128,500 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,200 |
| Num Microforms |
35,000 |
| Num Audiovisual |
780 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Archives and Patent Collection; Kettering/ GMI Alumni Foundation Collection of Industrial History; |
| Museums |
Richard P. Scharchburg Archives; Humanities Art Center and Gallery; Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory; Biomedical Research and Design Laboratory; Mechatronics Laboratory; Center for Fuel Cell Systems and Powertrain Integration (to be completed by December 2004). |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
450 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
N/A |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
| Num Wired Labs |
N/A |
| Num Wired Other |
N/A |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
3,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
