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Baker University

Baker University reports 1,100 undergraduates in Baldwin City, KS. Its federal reporting group is labeled Baker University. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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Baker University · Baldwin City, Kansas · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 154688.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Baker University).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,256

family income
under $30k

$15,729

$30–48k

$20,669

$48–75k

$24,365

$75–110k

$27,999

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,3012023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Baker University rose from $19,941 (2010) to $25,301 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2010	$19,941
2011	$19,046
2012	$18,100
2013	$16,333
2014	$21,249
2015	$21,224
2016	$21,289
2017	$21,618
2018	$22,879
2019	$22,374
2020	$24,493
2021	$22,991
2022	$22,500
2023	$25,301

IPEDS 14 federal reports, 2010–2023

Total cost of attendance

$50,9182024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Baker University rose from $32,045 (2009) to $50,918 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,045
2010	$33,680
2011	$34,990
2012	$36,348
2013	$37,485
2014	$39,122
2015	$40,230
2016	$41,824
2017	$42,539
2018	$44,244
2019	$45,149
2020	$44,473
2021	$45,984
2022	$47,258
2023	$48,117
2024	$50,918

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,300
2001	$12,980
2002	$13,670
2003	$14,640
2004	$15,575
2005	$16,480
2006	$17,580
2007	$18,830
2008	$19,965
2013	$25,580
2014	$26,370
2015	$27,160
2016	$28,030
2017	$28,960
2018	$29,830
2019	$29,880
2020	$30,770
2021	$31,700
2022	$32,320
2023	$33,900

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Baker University reports published tuition of $35,300 in this record. Baker University's $35,300 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Baker University reports 1,100 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

57.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Baker University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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57.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Baker University has wandered from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 69% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 57.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	57.4%
1997 cohort	56.7%
1998 cohort	58.1%
1999 cohort	66.8%
2000 cohort	61.3%
2001 cohort	58.8%
2002 cohort	58.9%
2003 cohort	54.2%
2004 cohort	69%
2005 cohort	54.8%
2006 cohort	55.1%
2007 cohort	52%
2008 cohort	57.7%
2009 cohort	60.1%
2010 cohort	55.1%
2011 cohort	56.8%
2012 cohort	58.9%
2013 cohort	64.1%
2014 cohort	62.1%
2015 cohort	62.1%
2016 cohort	47.9%
2017 cohort	59.4%
2018 cohort	57.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Baker University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,000	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,542	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,145	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,518	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$6,251
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$6,148
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,000	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,625	$6,823
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,499	$8,188
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,353	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,353	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,625	$9,417
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,957	$7,740
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,296
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,597	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,503	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,041	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,747

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,232

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,855

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Baker University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Baker University admitted 940 of 998 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94.2% rate describes that application pool.

94.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,900 tuition · 2023–24 1,100 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Baker University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Baker University received 998 applications and admitted 940 (94.2%), with 240 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

94.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81%
Fall 2002	94.9%
Fall 2003	80.9%
Fall 2004	81.2%
Fall 2005	63.4%
Fall 2006	61.5%
Fall 2007	61.5%
Fall 2008	50%
Fall 2009	55.8%
Fall 2010	91.9%
Fall 2011	92.1%
Fall 2012	84.3%
Fall 2013	86.9%
Fall 2014	69.5%
Fall 2015	81.6%
Fall 2016	77.8%
Fall 2017	85.7%
Fall 2018	87.6%
Fall 2019	88%
Fall 2020	93.4%
Fall 2021	99.1%
Fall 2022	91.8%
Fall 2023	92.1%
Fall 2024	94.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1130Fall 2021 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	810	1100
Fall 2003	920	1140
Fall 2004	860	1260
Fall 2005	903	1158
Fall 2006	915	1165
Fall 2007	915	1165
Fall 2008	885	1090
Fall 2009	886	1138
Fall 2010	951	1098
Fall 2011	885	1115
Fall 2012	840	1095
Fall 2013	930	1145
Fall 2014	860	1105
Fall 2015	890	1110
Fall 2016	970	1190
Fall 2017	950	1110
Fall 2018	930	1175
Fall 2019	1000	1170
Fall 2020	950	1130
Fall 2021	970	1130

IPEDS Fall 2002–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

13–21Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	21	25
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	21	25
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	19	24
Fall 2021	18	23
Fall 2022	17	23
Fall 2023	13	21

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,100Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Baker University rose from 853 (Fall 2002) to 1,100 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	853
Fall 2003	848
Fall 2004	807
Fall 2005	870
Fall 2006	1,882
Fall 2007	2,006
Fall 2008	2,038
Fall 2009	1,940
Fall 2010	2,054
Fall 2011	1,962
Fall 2012	1,824
Fall 2013	1,759
Fall 2014	1,649
Fall 2015	1,523
Fall 2016	1,581
Fall 2017	1,465
Fall 2018	1,436
Fall 2019	1,390
Fall 2020	1,331
Fall 2021	1,206
Fall 2022	1,115
Fall 2023	1,080
Fall 2024	1,100

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

66%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Baker University fell from 74% (Fall 2002) to 66% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	74%
Fall 2003 cohort	67%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	82%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	75%
Fall 2012 cohort	76%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	80%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	80%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	66%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Baker University

Faculty pay at Baker University averages $78,840 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Baker University as a primarily residential campus of 1,100 undergraduates — and 65.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

For Fall 2024, Baker University considered scores; no usable range is filed. Kansas benchmarks are not Baker University's own range.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Baker University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Baker University94.2%

Kansas median81.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Baker University$35,300

Kansas median$33,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Baker University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Baker University).

Baker University reporting group (shared)$63,855

Kansas median$52,113

National median$53,781

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Baker University, Kansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Baker University	Kansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94.2%	81.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,300	$33,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,855Shared group value	$52,113	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Baker University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Baker University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 3 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,233
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,399
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$55,380

These 3 fields listed for Baker University measure earnings after completion. The $63,855 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 34 additional Baker University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Baker University).

Frequently asked questions

What is Baker University's acceptance rate?

94.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 940 admitted from 998 applicants.

How much does Baker University cost?

At Baker University, tuition is $35,300. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Baker University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,855. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Kansas

Benedictine College — 98.1% admitted
Bethel College-North Newton — 93.5% admitted
Emporia State University — 97.7% admitted
Fort Hays State University — 90.3% admitted

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.