Baker University
Baldwin City, Kansas · Also known as Baker|BU|Baker U · Website
$63,855
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,855
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Baker University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Baldwin City, Kansas with 1,100 undergraduates and 487 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,301 a year (tuition and fees $35,300). It admits 94% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,855 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,301
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,300
US median $11,837
Admission rate
94%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,855
Rank 569 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,301
- Tuition and fees
- $35,300
- Cost of attendance
- $50,918
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,057
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,530
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,470
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,166
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,800
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,160 in 2015-16 to $35,300 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 94%
- SAT reading, middle
- 510
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,100
- Graduate students
- 487
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 66%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $52.3M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 569 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,301 | $15,296 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,300 | $9,282 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 94% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 66% | 67% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $10,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $54,747 | $37,685 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,855 | $43,969 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 111 | $39,979 | $74,847 | $95,566 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $22,551 | $70,720 | $78,233 | $88,910 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 39 | $17,057 | $54,404 | $59,019 | $65,824 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $31,031 | $59,145 | $74,399 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | $26,500 | $61,915 | $67,518 | $71,685 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 29 | $41,000 | $88,110 | $87,009 | $100,573 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,033 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | $20,618 | $53,485 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Baldwin City and Kansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kansas
Questions and answers
How much does Baker University cost?
$25,301 a year is the average net price at Baker University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,300, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,918. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,057 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Baker University?
94% of applicants are admitted to Baker University. The median admission rate of colleges in Kansas is 82%.
How much do Baker University graduates earn?
$63,855 a year is the median pay of former Baker University students who work, 10 years after they started ($54,747 after 6 years). That ranks 569 of 5,094 US colleges and 1 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $88,110.
How much student debt do Baker University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Baker University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Baker University?
58% of first-time, full-time students at Baker University finish within 6 years. 66% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Baker University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (111 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (66 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (44 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.