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.

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
#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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#69	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Baker has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#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
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?
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?

Since Baker has an acceptance rate of 93%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

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.

Baker received ACT scores from 88% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford Baker University?

The overall average net price of Baker is $35,365. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 1,335 undergraduate students at Baker, with 1,083 being full-time and 252 being part-time.

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
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

In 2019-2020, 1,098 students took at least one online class at the school.

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
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
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.