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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Location Baldwin City, KS
Population 150,000
Website http://www.bakeru.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (82%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,023
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 66%
From Region 20%
Athletes 67.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 48.5% 48.5% 2012 Men: 56.4% 56.4% 2013 Men: 51.9% 51.9% 2014 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2015 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2016 Men: 51.3% 51.3% 2017 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2019 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2020 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2021 Men: 51.6% 51.6% 2022 Men: 54.7% 54.7% 2023 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2024 Men: 52.5% 52.5%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 Native: 7.4% 7.4% 2019 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2012 Black: 9.7% 9.7% 2013 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2014 Black: 10.4% 10.4% 2015 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2016 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2017 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2018 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2019 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2022 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2023 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2011 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2013 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2019 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2020 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2021 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2022 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2011 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2012 White: 79.7% 79.7% 2013 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2014 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2015 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2016 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2017 White: 80.9% 80.9% 2018 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2019 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2020 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2021 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2022 White: 65.1% 65.1% 2023 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2024 White: 69.3% 69.3% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2019 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2022 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2023 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2024 Black: 11.8% 11.8% 2025 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2021 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2022 Hispanic: 11.8% 11.8% 2023 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2024 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2025 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2020 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2021 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2022 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2023 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2024 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2025 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 International: 5.0% 5.0%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Baker University 242 41% / 59% 2% $69,129 72 98%
Computer Science 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $82,142 86 —
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $68,254 71 —
Mathematics 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $69,399 73 —
Physics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $71,193 76 —
Biochemistry 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $68,243 71 —
Biology 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $67,263 69 —
Human Biology 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $65,883 66 —
Exercise Science 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $55,770 41 98%
Medical Humanities — — — — $68,579 71 —
Nursing 45 — 24% / 76% 0% $80,987 86 100%
Public Health 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,122 63 —
Accounting 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $75,719 81 —
Business Administration 38 — 50% / 50% 0% $81,931 86 95%
Economics 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $72,760 78 —
General Business 33 +3 88% / 12% 3% $76,680 82 100%
International Business 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $74,360 79 —
Recreation Management 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,046 36 —
Sports Management 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $55,770 41 98%
Communication 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $54,143 36 —
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,329 22 —
History 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $55,268 40 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,922 42 —
International Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Mass Communication 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $53,815 35 —
Philosophy — — — — $52,024 30 —
Psychology 21 +1 14% / 86% 14% $53,282 34 —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Sociology 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $54,873 39 —
Spanish 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,593 44 —
Education — — — — $61,274 56 98%
Elementary Education 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $54,712 38 100%
History Teacher Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,880 42 —
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — $54,712 38 —
Physical Education 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $55,757 41 —
Secondary Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,712 38 —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $39,628 6 —
Music Teacher Education — — — — $55,399 40 —
Studio Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $39,398 6 —
Criminology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,626 47 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,771
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 66%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 54.8% 54.8% 2012 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2013 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2014 Graduated: 57.7% 57.7% 2015 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1% 2016 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2017 Graduated: 56.8% 56.8% 2018 Graduated: 58.9% 58.9% 2019 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1% 2020 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2021 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2022 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2023 Graduated: 59.4% 59.4% 2024 Graduated: 57.8% 57.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2012 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2013 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2014 Men: 58.7% 58.7% 2015 Men: 62.6% 62.6% 2016 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2017 Men: 52.0% 52.0% 2018 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2019 Men: 66.1% 66.1% 2020 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2021 Men: 57.8% 57.8% 2022 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2024 Men: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 Women: 59.3% 59.3% 2012 Women: 58.1% 58.1% 2013 Women: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 Women: 57.0% 57.0% 2015 Women: 57.3% 57.3% 2016 Women: 67.6% 67.6% 2017 Women: 61.4% 61.4% 2018 Women: 71.6% 71.6% 2019 Women: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 Women: 73.8% 73.8% 2021 Women: 65.7% 65.7% 2022 Women: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2024 Women: 61.0% 61.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 47.6% 47.6% 2012 Black: 47.8% 47.8% 2013 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Black: 52.4% 52.4% 2016 Black: 38.1% 38.1% 2017 Black: 46.7% 46.7% 2018 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Black: 52.9% 52.9% 2020 Black: 58.3% 58.3% 2021 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2022 Black: 30.8% 30.8% 2023 Black: 38.9% 38.9% 2024 Black: 48.0% 48.0% 2011 Hispanic: 22.2% 22.2% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2018 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2019 Hispanic: 42.1% 42.1% 2020 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2021 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2022 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Hispanic: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2011 White: 56.6% 56.6% 2012 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2013 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2014 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2015 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2016 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2017 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2018 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2019 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2020 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2021 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2022 White: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2024 White: 62.7% 62.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 33.9% 82 70% / 30% 2% $76,944 82 97%
Health Sciences 24.4% 59 20% / 80% 0% $75,428 81 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.4% 47 21% / 79% 6% $53,882 36 —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.7% 21 29% / 71% 0% $66,924 68 —
Education 7.9% 19 32% / 68% 0% $55,165 40 100%
Computer Science 2.1% 5 100% / 0% 0% $82,142 86 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 5 40% / 60% 0% $69,659 73 —
Arts 0.8% 2 50% / 50% 0% $39,513 6 —
Professional 0.8% 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,626 47 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 36 #106 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 36 #300 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2012 Acceptance: 84.3% 84.3% 2013 Acceptance: 86.9% 86.9% 2014 Acceptance: 69.5% 69.5% 2015 Acceptance: 81.6% 81.6% 2016 Acceptance: 77.8% 77.8% 2017 Acceptance: 85.7% 85.7% 2018 Acceptance: 87.7% 87.7% 2019 Acceptance: 88.0% 88.0% 2020 Acceptance: 93.4% 93.4% 2021 Acceptance: 99.1% 99.1% 2022 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2023 Acceptance: 92.1% 92.1% 2024 Acceptance: 94.2% 94.2% 2011 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2012 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2013 Yield: 31.1% 31.1% 2014 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2015 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2016 Yield: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Yield: 37.4% 37.4% 2018 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Yield: 33.2% 33.2% 2020 Yield: 29.3% 29.3% 2021 Yield: 34.7% 34.7% 2022 Yield: 32.6% 32.6% 2023 Yield: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 710 710 2012 Applicants: 789 789 2013 Applicants: 870 870 2014 Applicants: 1,060 1,060 2015 Applicants: 903 903 2016 Applicants: 899 899 2017 Applicants: 805 805 2018 Applicants: 810 810 2019 Applicants: 840 840 2020 Applicants: 819 819 2021 Applicants: 637 637 2022 Applicants: 776 776 2023 Applicants: 911 911 2024 Applicants: 998 998 2011 Admitted: 654 654 2012 Admitted: 665 665 2013 Admitted: 756 756 2014 Admitted: 737 737 2015 Admitted: 737 737 2016 Admitted: 699 699 2017 Admitted: 690 690 2018 Admitted: 710 710 2019 Admitted: 739 739 2020 Admitted: 765 765 2021 Admitted: 631 631 2022 Admitted: 712 712 2023 Admitted: 839 839 2024 Admitted: 940 940 2011 Enrolled: 200 200 2012 Enrolled: 202 202 2013 Enrolled: 235 235 2014 Enrolled: 224 224 2015 Enrolled: 186 186 2016 Enrolled: 246 246 2017 Enrolled: 258 258 2018 Enrolled: 247 247 2019 Enrolled: 245 245 2020 Enrolled: 224 224 2021 Enrolled: 219 219 2022 Enrolled: 232 232 2023 Enrolled: 236 236 2024 Enrolled: 240 240

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 885 885 2012 25th: 840 840 2013 25th: 930 930 2014 25th: 860 860 2015 25th: 890 890 2016 25th: 970 970 2017 25th: 950 950 2018 25th: 930 930 2019 25th: 1000 1000 2020 25th: 950 950 2021 25th: 970 970 2011 75th: 1115 1115 2012 75th: 1095 1095 2013 75th: 1145 1145 2014 75th: 1105 1105 2015 75th: 1110 1110 2016 75th: 1190 1190 2017 75th: 1110 1110 2018 75th: 1175 1175 2019 75th: 1170 1170 2020 75th: 1130 1130 2021 75th: 1130 1130

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 435 435 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 485 485 2016 25th: 520 520 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 485 485 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 510 510 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 570 570 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 555 555 2016 75th: 570 570 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 570 570

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 405 405 2016 25th: 450 450 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 445 445 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 555 555 2012 75th: 525 525 2013 75th: 545 545 2014 75th: 525 525 2015 75th: 555 555 2016 75th: 620 620 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 585 585 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 550 550 2021 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2021 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2022 Submitted: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Submitted: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 Submitted: 1.0% 1.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.