← All colleges

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.

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
$22,5001,304th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,9001,447th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,9001,388th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,1171,420th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,855407th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,747357th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.4%798th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.2%1,011th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
92.1%1,300th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
950989th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0801,322nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.9%1,512th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,970$57,168
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$54,442$56,415
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$48,198$47,595
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$40,461$37,424
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$33,281$31,133
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$32,925$30,228
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors—$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)

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).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Baker University’s 1,080 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

In KS

Elsewhere