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Baker University is a private national university located in Baldwin City, Kansas. Baker University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Baker University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,804 10 years after enrolling, 1st in Kansas, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Baker University bachelor students earn 10% more than the national average. Baker University is ranked 2nd in Kansas.
Baker University’s median net annual cost of $22,374 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Baker University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Health & Fitness, Business and Commerce, Education, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,374
Average years to graduate
4.5
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Baker University - Business Administration, Education, Educ. Administration, Special Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Baker University is 17% higher than the state average, and 0% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Baker University, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Baker University graduates within 4.7 years.
Baker University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Baker University’s economic mobility score of 14.11 is calculated by adjusting the 3.67 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Baker University’s EMS of 14.11 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Baker University pays $22,374 a year, $23,846 less than the $46,220 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $22,374
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Baker University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $22,374 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,150. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$8,741
Pell grants
$4,381
State grants
$2,615
Institutional grants
$18,633
Baker University offers 3 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Baker University offers 11 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
14
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
27%
Baker University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 99% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 637 applicants, of which 631 were admitted and 219 enrolled. Baker University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
64%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
45%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%