Baker College
Owosso, MI · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Owosso, MI · 3,026 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $35,833 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 21%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,171696th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,810822nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,810435th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,456583rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,8331,760th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,6191,604th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 31.3%1,735th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.9%1,140th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.5%1,148th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1080760th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3,026694th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.1%787th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 67 mi (DTW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,053 | — |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $59,169 | $52,941 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $57,995 | $54,644 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,453 | $73,164 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $50,543 | $50,856 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,231 | $52,941 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,394 | $46,673 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | $47,260 | $54,035 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,375 | $45,373 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $42,682 | $45,529 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $33,459 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $41,789 | $40,927 |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Baker College’s 3,026 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MI
- Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 2,921 undergrads
- Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · 3,213 undergrads
- Hope CollegeHolland, MI · 3,274 undergrads
- Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · 2,668 undergrads
- Jackson CollegeJackson, MI · 3,563 undergrads
- University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI · 2,289 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD · 3,027 undergrads
- Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO · 3,028 undergrads
- Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL · 3,030 undergrads
- Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN · 3,021 undergrads
- Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK · 3,031 undergrads
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · 3,015 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebaker.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 168847)
- Compare colleges in MIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MichiganEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Calvin UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Baker College vs Calvin UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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