Kettering University Ranking Badges

Kettering earned 20 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 10 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 418 in Most Focused for Mechanical Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 20 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 10
Highest placement: #1 of 418, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 4
Placements this edition: 85
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Kettering University Earned?

Kettering University holds 20 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 11 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	10
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	5
Total	20

What Is Kettering University Known For?

Kettering University is best known for Engineering: 8 of its 20 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (Great Lakes)	✓
Overall Best (Michigan)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Great Lakes)		✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Michigan)		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓
Other Business & Marketing
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Science
Most Focused			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Chemical Engineering
Most Focused			✓
Computer Engineering
Most Focused			✓
Electrical Engineering
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Most Focused			✓
Engineering Science
Most Focused		✓
Industrial Engineering
Most Focused			✓
Mechanical Engineering
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Most Focused				✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Top Ranked		✓
Engineering-Related Fields
Most Focused	✓

How Does Kettering University Rank for Online Students?

Kettering University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #2 of 3 in Most Popular Online for Engineering Science.

How Does Kettering University Rank for Veterans?

Kettering University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,702 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 35%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Kettering University appears in 85 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.