Baker University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 150,000

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 583 (60.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Baker University 242 41% 74% 1% 6% 10% 2% $71,469 49 -0.12 69 99% 6.7%
Computer Science 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $96,831 18 -0.82 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,756 49 -0.08 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,180 42 -0.42 73 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,121 40 -0.25 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,898 54 +0.04 70 — — — — —
Biology 9 +1 33% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $66,509 52 +0.01 60 — — — — —
Human Biology 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,549 31 -0.36 57 — — — — —
Exercise Science 11 +1 9% 64% 0% 9% 9% 0% $55,770 26 -0.70 32 98% — — — —
Medical Humanities — — — — — — — — $68,282 54 -0.01 63 — — — — —
Nursing 45 — 24% 71% 4% 4% 18% 0% $83,566 14 -0.86 84 98% — — — —
Public Health 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $66,570 57 +0.13 60 — — — — —
Accounting 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,303 39 -0.31 83 — — — — —
Business Administration 38 — 50% 74% 0% 5% 8% 0% $83,561 74 +0.31 84 98% 6.7% — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,953 28 -0.64 81 — — — — —
General Business 33 +3 88% 67% 0% 12% 12% 3% $76,680 64 -0.05 77 100% — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $80,296 57 -0.15 81 — — — — —
Recreation Management 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,702 32 -0.35 34 — — — — —
Sports Management 6 — 83% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,770 31 -0.58 32 98% — — — —
English 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,757 75 +0.53 34 — — — — —
History 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,753 64 +0.08 37 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,507 75 +0.31 45 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $59,418 52 -0.15 42 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,520 89 +1.07 42 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,477 58 +0.13 42 — — — — —
Communication 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,170 49 -0.16 44 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,111 26 -0.50 52 — — — — —
Mass Communication 6 +1 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,323 49 -0.14 44 — — — — —
Psychology 21 +1 14% 57% 0% 10% 10% 14% $58,814 74 +0.57 40 — — — — —
Sociology 9 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,328 66 +0.13 39 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $61,274 84 +0.73 47 98% — — — —
Elementary Education 9 — 11% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,712 74 +0.36 29 100% — — — —
History Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,766 78 +0.54 40 — — — — —
Junior High/Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $58,781 77 +0.44 40 — — — — —
Physical Education 6 — 50% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $58,662 59 +0.11 40 — — — — —
Secondary Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,589 75 +0.41 40 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,418 11 -1.00 3 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,662 96 +1.28 40 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,085 9 -1.04 3 — — — — —
Criminology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,928 68 +0.28 48 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,771
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.9% 82 70% 73% 0% 7% 9% 2% $78,016 48 +0.06 78 99% 6.7%
Health Sciences 24.4% 59 20% 69% 3% 7% 15% 0% $77,519 52 -0.78 78 98% —
Social Sciences 15.7% 38 21% 68% 0% 8% 8% 8% $59,086 52 +0.31 41 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.7% 21 29% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $67,170 46 -0.13 61 — —
Education 7.9% 19 32% 74% 0% 11% 0% 0% $56,794 71 +0.31 34 100% —
Humanities 3.7% 9 22% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,029 73 +0.38 41 — —
Computer Science 2.1% 5 100% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $96,831 25 -0.82 92 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 5 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,187 40 -0.22 75 — —
Arts 0.8% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,252 4 -1.02 3 — —
Professional 0.8% 2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,928 34 +0.28 48 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $3.8M $3.8M $31K
Track & Field (combined) 76 $831K $826K $4K
Soccer 63 $1.7M $1.7M $17K
Baseball 62 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 31 $956K $943K $12K
Wrestling 28 $932K $924K $8K
Bowling 16 $391K $387K $3K
Other Sports 13 $700K $693K $7K
Golf 9 $273K $271K $2K
Tennis 9 $217K $217K $0
Total 379 $11.2M $11.1M $89K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 69 $820K $815K $5K
Wrestling 48 $1.3M $1.3M $6K
Other Sports 28 $1.3M $1.3M $9K
Volleyball 27 $723K $713K $9K
Soccer 24 $639K $631K $7K
Softball 21 $610K $602K $8K
Basketball 11 $455K $451K $3K
Bowling 8 $249K $247K $2K
Golf 7 $227K $225K $2K
Tennis 4 $114K $114K $0
Total 204 $6.5M $6.4M $56K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 145 $1.7M $1.6M $9K
Football 120 $3.8M $3.8M $31K
Soccer 87 $2.4M $2.3M $25K
Wrestling 76 $2.2M $2.2M $15K
Baseball 62 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Basketball 42 $1.4M $1.4M $16K
Other Sports 41 $2.0M $2.0M $17K
Volleyball 27 $723K $713K $9K
Bowling 24 $641K $635K $6K
Softball 21 $610K $602K $8K
Golf 16 $501K $496K $4K
Tennis 13 $332K $332K $0
Total 583 $18.7M $18.5M $209K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional