正规的赌博app produces more inventors per graduate than all but three universities in the country, 根据… 最近发布的研究 examining how exposure to innovation influences inventiveness. 

The study, 哈佛大学经济学家的研究, MIT, 伦敦经济学院, 斯坦福大学和美国.S. Treasury, analyzes the backgrounds of patent-holders nationwide to determine shared characteristics of inventors. In a portion of the study looking at the education of patent-holders, 正规的赌博app was fourth in producing alumni who hold patents – trailing only MIT, 加州理工学院和哈维·马德. 

一篇文章 《正规的赌博app》 noted that, “the college which produces the fourth-highest share of inventors in the data set is … 正规的赌博app in Flint, Michigan—edging out brand-name institutions like Stanford and Carnegie Mellon.”

“从他们进入校园的那一刻起, 正规的赌博app students are exposed to an intense, rigorous academic experience in our classrooms and labs and get to immediately apply what they learn in real-world industry settings through their co-op placements,” said Dr. Robert K. 正规的赌博app校长麦克马汉. “That combination of theory and practice results in graduates who are uniquely prepared to enter the workforce not just as contributors, 而是作为领导者和创新者. Kettering alumni have made a profound impact and have a proud legacy of creating technologies that have made the world safer, 更紧密联系，更可持续发展.”

正规的赌博app was founded in 1919 on the belief that the best way to train engineers, scientists, 商人, leaders and innovators was to interlace the theory they learned in classrooms and labs with applied, professional experiences in their fields of study throughout their entire education. All Kettering students alternate between on-campus terms and co-op terms, either in paid positions with the University’s nearly 600 industry partners or in full-time, paid, 与实验室教师一起担任研究型职位.

That unique model has led to dynamic outcomes for graduates and, historically, led to greater access to a prestigious education for students of economically diverse backgrounds. 2018年的一项研究 《正规的赌博app》 将凯特琳列为第1名. 1 in social mobility among highly selective private universities nationwide. 

“The ability for students to apply knowledge gained immediately to real-world problems in professional settings both on and off campus during the entire undergraduate experience differentiates Kettering from other universities,麦克马汉说. “That also leads to unique learning opportunities like understanding the patent process through intensive research experiences on campus or in industry settings in their co-op positions. At Kettering, our students and graduates truly develop the inventor’s mindset.”

Kettering’s facilities include the only autonomous vehicle proving ground on a college campus in the country, a crash safety center and high-tech lab and research equipment that undergraduate students get access to from the moment they arrive on campus. 凯特林学院已经收到 更多主要研究仪器拨款 from the National Science Foundation than any university in Michigan since 2012 and are among the leaders in the United States in being awarded these grants, which have dramatically enhanced the University’s research capabilities.

正规的赌博app’s applied education model has resulted in graduates who are in demand. More than 98 percent of Kettering graduates are employed or accepted to graduate school within six months of graduation. Because they start out with more experience than graduates from other institutions, Kettering alumni typically earn higher starting salaries than their peers and have a higher lifetime earning potential. PayScale.com 凯特林排名第一 in the Midwest and 19th nationally 2017年的投资回报率. CNBC在2017年9月分享的数据 凯特林排名第一 in Michigan among colleges and universities for producing the highest earning graduates. 《正规的赌博app》 凯特林排名第一 在国内为事业做准备.

Kettering alumni also typically advance more quickly in their careers because of that headstart – more than 900 alumni in the University’s database are CEOs or presidents.

Kettering’s reputation as a rigorous academic institution also creates demand for graduates at elite graduate schools. The former dean of admissions for Harvard Business School told Fortune that, “我们喜欢弗林特的凯特林” because of the experiences that students gain in the co-op program.

Additionally, 正规的赌博app’s engineering program ranked 14th in the country in the 2018 U.S. 新闻与世界报道 “最佳大学”版. Kettering was designated a ‘Best in the Midwest’ university by the Princeton Review in its 2018年最佳大学排行榜，华盛顿月刊 凯特林在中西部排名第五 在“性价比最高”大学排名中名列前茅 Forbes designated Kettering as one of America’s Top Colleges in 2017. 大学事实认可 Kettering's Mechanical Engineering program as the best in the country in 2018.