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Baker College

Owosso, Michigan·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·baker.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
-29.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
3,955
peer median 3,040
Avg net price
$13,157
-$7.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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AdmissionsOutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostFederal aidLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsCampus safetyFacultyPeersIR OfficeCommon Data Set

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
1,153
1,153 candidates competed
Admitted
944
81.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
411
43.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
36%-29.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
24%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
30%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

10.6pp gap
Pell recipients
31%86 of 277
Non-Pell (all)
42%96 of 231
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%37 of 74
No Federal Aid
38%59 of 157

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 98 Title IV programs, 42 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
98
Passing
42
42.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

98programs
  • Passing42 · 42.9%
  • No Data56 · 57.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
7
Safe
34
No data
56

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

42
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+2.2%
$33,709 vs $32,989
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+19.0%
$39,242 vs $32,989
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.4%
$69,253 vs $58,014
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+19.6%
$39,471 vs $32,989
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+22.0%
$40,259 vs $32,989
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+22.9%
$40,538 vs $32,989
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+22.9%
$40,535 vs $32,989
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.8%
$40,856 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+2.2%
+$720

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

38
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
87%
$39,750 debt · $45,610 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
81%
$37,065 debt · $46,049 earn
Computer Software and Media Applications
Bachelor Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
67%
$39,078 debt · $58,655 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
63%
$36,402 debt · $57,675 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
62%
$20,718 debt · $33,709 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
60%
$47,345 debt · $79,552 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
57%
$31,000 debt · $54,164 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
56%
$26,172 debt · $46,559 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation

Accredited since 2014
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  2. Sep 2022Removal of Show Cause Status
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Jan 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,976
$30–48k$11,362
$48–75k$12,546
$75–110k$13,754
$110k+$17,964

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$13,157
-$7,515vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $20,672
Federal loans
45.1%
In-state tuition
$13,000
Out-of-state
$13,000

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,096 students received $9.6M in Pell grants, alongside $18.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,096
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.6M
$9,561,302 total
Direct Loans
$18.2M
3,102 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.4M
1,380 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.4M
1,444 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.0M
240 loan awards
Parent PLUS$180K
17 loan awards
Grad PLUS$259K
21 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,617 borrowers who entered repayment, 105 (2.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.2%
-0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,617
Defaulted
105
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.1%
2017
14.3%
2018
8.6%
2019
2.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Baker College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,057 total completions
01Health Professions
39337.2%
02Business
22621.4%
03Liberal Arts
10810.2%
04Agriculture
787.4%
05Computer Sciences
656.1%
06Psychology
535.0%
07Personal/Culinary
504.7%
08Family/Consumer Sci
454.3%
09Security/Protective
242.3%
10Legal Professions
151.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,955
12-mo unduplicated
5,127
Undergraduate
4,702
Graduate
425

Gender split

Men
24%1,233
Women
76%3,894

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.4%
Black
11.5%
Hispanic
6.2%
Two or more
3.5%
Unknown
2.9%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Non-resident
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.26
1 offenses · 3,898 students

3-year trend

0.402 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.26Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
2
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
101

Baker College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Baker College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBaker College
36%—3,955$13,157Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Madonna University
60%63.4%2,124$17,755Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Siena Heights University
39%68.9%1,781$17,124Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Kettering University
71%78.7%1,466$34,660Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Franciscan University of Steubenville
75%58.4%3,976$23,589Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cedarville University
73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median66%65.3%3,040$20,672

Institutions like Baker College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Baker College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Baker College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness & Research

Institutional Effectiveness (IE) is a process whereby institutions engage in ongoing self-evaluation in order to measure achievements and outcomes as they relate to the institution’s mission.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

Baker College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Total enrollment
4,106
3,778 UG · 328 grad
6-yr graduation rate
22%
First-year retention
63%
Student–faculty ratio
8 to 1
01

Affordability & Value

Cost of attendance

G
Total$16,600
Tuition
$13,35080%
Fees
$3502%
Books
$1,0006%
Other
$1,90011%

Total sticker cost of attendance is $16,600 (2023-2024).

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
0%
Avg debt
$0

0% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $0 on average.

02

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
22%
Retention
63%

6-year graduation rate 22%; first-year retention 63%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students22%
Pell recipients14%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 7 pts below the overall rate (14% vs 22%).

03

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students51
10-19 students117
20-29 students56
30-39 students4
40-49 students1
50-99 students0
100+ students0

73% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
8 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
80%
Women faculty
65%

Key faculty indicators.

Degrees by discipline

J
Health professions and related programs34.75%
Business, management, marketing, and related support services30.72%
Computer and information sciences10.43%
Family and consumer sciences5.49%
Liberal arts/general studies5.38%
Education4.37%
Psychology4.15%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services3.14%

STEM-dominant: ~10% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.

04

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic74.0%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic8.2%
Hispanic/Latino6.0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic5.3%
Nonresidents2.6%
Asian, non-Hispanic1.7%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown1.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.7%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
100
Share
3%

3% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
3,77892%
Graduate
3288%

3,778 undergraduates and 328 graduate students.

05

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
1,414
Admitted
723
Enrolled
430

1,414 transfer applicants → 723 admitted (51.1%) → 430 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Baker College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Baker College.

What is the graduation rate at Baker College?

Baker College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Baker College?

Baker College reports a total enrollment of 3,955 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Baker College?

The average net price at Baker College is $13,157 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Baker College?

Baker College's yield rate is 43.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Baker College located?

Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan 48867-8956.

Who runs Institutional Research at Baker College?

Baker College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness & Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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