Baker University Business Programs
Baker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baldwin City, Kansas. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Baldwin City draws many to the area.
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Baker University Rankings
According to our 2023 analysis, Baker is ranked #223 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. It is also ranked #4 out of 22 schools in Kansas.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Baker has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#10 | Best Business Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#125 | Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Baker.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Baker has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#31 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#48 | Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#50 | Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#75 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#79 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#86 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Baker University?
Contact details for Baker are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 615 Dearborn Street, Baldwin City, KS 66006-0065 |
Phone: | 785-594-6451 |
Website: | https://www.bakeru.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/BakerUniversity |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BakerUniversity |
How Do I Get Into Baker?
You can apply to Baker online at: https://www.bakeru.edu/apply/
Admission Requirements for Baker
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Baker?
Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.
Average Test Scores
About 5% of students accepted to Baker submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 550. Math scores were between 460 and 580.
Can I Afford Baker University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Baker, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,735 a year. That adds up to $30,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Baker is 3.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Baker University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 944 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,083 full-time undergraduates at Baker, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Baker University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 84 |
Hispanic or Latino | 103 |
White | 751 |
International Students | 22 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 107 |
Geographic Diversity
Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Baker University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Online Learning at Baker University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Baker has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 6th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Baker
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Baker University was 7.6%. This is the #1,307 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Baker regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Baker ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Baker.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Organizational Leadership | #240 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Baker University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Graduate Certificate | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 9 | 87 | 1 | 132 | 229 |
General Business/Commerce | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Accounting | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Organizational Leadership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
General Economics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 9 | 130 | 1 | 137 | 277 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Bhall87 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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