Baker University
Private College in Baldwin City, KS. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $63,855.
Students who entered Baker University reach a median of $63,855 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $25,000 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Baker University admits 94% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 998, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. About 26% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (1%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 58%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 66% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Transfer-out runs to 25% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,113 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,211 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $21,057 while those at $110k+ pay $30,800. 86% of students get grant aid averaging $14,101, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Most students borrow — 60% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 233 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $21,057 |
| $30–48k | $18,530 |
| $48–75k | $23,470 |
| $75–110k | $27,166 |
| $110k+ | $30,800 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Douglas County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)