Kettering University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Flint, MI · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × MA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Kettering University: acceptance rate eased +28.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • Kettering University: enrollment shrank -22.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -40 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Kettering University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 78.7% at Kettering University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation ($14,768 vs $27,000 at Kettering University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price ($20,111 vs $34,660 at Kettering University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Kettering University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 78.7% at Kettering University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kettering University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median debt at graduation at $14,768 versus $27,000 at Kettering University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Kettering University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on avg net price at $20,111 versus $34,660 at Kettering University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025