Baker University
Baldwin City, KS · Private four-year · Rural: Distant
1,457undergraduates
94%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$23,410average net price per year
59%graduate in 6 years
74%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 911
- Admitted
- 839
- Admit rate
- 94%
- Admit rate, women
- 93%
- Admit rate, men
- 91%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 28%
- First-year students
- 236
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 0%
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 8%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 13-21
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Not considered |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
33 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Accounting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (5 awarded), Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Medical/Health Humanities Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Public Health, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Human Biology Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Education (4)
- Education, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- History Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Social sciences (3)
- Criminology Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (1)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (10)
- Education, General Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Organizational Leadership Master's
- Nursing Administration Master's
- Nursing Education Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $33,900
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,720
- Books and supplies
- $1,250
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,190
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $51,060
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $51,060
- Total cost living at home
- $39,240
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $18,256 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $15,729 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,669 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,365 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,999 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $24,722
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $20,800
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 24%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 64%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,370
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 47%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 59%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 62%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 59%
- Transferred to another college
- 29%
- Came back for year two
- 74%
| Pell grant students | 51% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 69% |
| Neither | 61% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 135 | 67% |
| Men | 121 | 51% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 18 | 39% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 19 | 63% (small group) |
| White | 186 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 24% |
| International | 6 | 17% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 183 | 62% | 28% |
| Started here, part-time | 21 | 33% | 5% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 169 | 71% | 20% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 178 | 62% | 12% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,945
- Undergraduates
- 1,457
- Full-time undergraduates
- 923
- Part-time undergraduates
- 534
- Graduate students
- 488
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 55%
- From out of state
- 40%
- From other countries
- 5%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 11%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 11%
| Women | 54% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 69% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Rural: Distant
- Address
- 615 Dearborn Street, Baldwin City, KS, 66006-0065
- County
- Douglas County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- United Methodist
- Athletics
- NAIA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.