Baker University
Baldwin City, KS · Private · Rural (distant) · BU · Baker · Baker U
Private institution in Baldwin City, KS · 1,080 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $63,855 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 21%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
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
- $22,5001,307th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,9001,460th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,9001,401st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $48,1171,431st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,855408th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,747358th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.4%802nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.2%1,018th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.1%1,312th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 950991st highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0801,323rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.9%1,527th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 419 mi (DFW)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,970 | $57,168 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $54,442 | $56,415 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $48,198 | $47,595 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $40,461 | $37,424 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $33,281 | $31,133 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,925 | $30,228 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | $35,060 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports + curated flag football
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $14,285,568 (M $8,637,439 · W $4,575,344 · Coed $1,072,785)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Key links
- Official websitebakeru.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154688)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Baker University vs Southwestern CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.