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Baker University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 150,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,080
Men / Women 47% / 53%
White 70%
Hispanic 10%
Black 9%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%
From State 66%
From Region 20%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 38%
Health Sciences 33%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Arts 1%
Computer Science 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $35,300
Est. Cost of Attendance $50,918
10-Year ROI $179,000
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 36 #288
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 13 – 21

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Baker University 235 37% / 63% 1% $64,257 98%
Computer Science 3 100% / 0% 33% $82,597 88
Chemistry 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $64,669 66
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $69,868 75
Physics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $70,856 76
Biochemistry 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,871 64
Biology 5 40% / 60% 0% $59,836 55
Human Biology 5 20% / 80% 0% $59,209 53
Exercise Science 13 31% / 69% 0% $50,261 28 97%
Medical Humanities 1 0% / 100% 0% $61,471 59
Nursing 56 9% / 91% 0% $72,987 79 100%
Public Health 7 14% / 86% 0% $58,852 52
Accounting 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,121 75
Business Administration 44 48% / 52% 0% $73,837 80 95%
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $71,368 77
General Business 23 74% / 26% 4% $69,105 74 100%
International Business 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $69,247 74
Recreation Management 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,255 25
Sports Management 14 86% / 14% 0% $50,261 28 98%
Communication 2 100% / 0% 0% $52,729 35
Criminology 4 0% / 100% 0% $55,901 44
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,901 16
History 3 67% / 33% 0% $49,455 25
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 0% / 100% 0% $51,895 32
Mass Communication 5 40% / 60% 0% $52,468 34
Philosophy 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,990 33
Psychology 15 +3 27% / 73% 0% $49,854 27
Sociology 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,110 30
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,775 32
Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $55,221 42 98%
Elementary Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $49,307 25 100%
History Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,010 33
Junior High/Middle School Education $51,556 31
Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,643 32
Secondary Education +4 $51,555 31
Music $39,174 6
Music Teacher Education $51,313 31
Studio Art 2 0% / 100% 0% $38,892 6