Baker College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Baker College

Baker College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Owosso, Michigan (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 3,026 students of which 4,585 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Baker College is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,080. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,157, with published in-state tuition of $13,000 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 33.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.1%. Graduates earn a median of $35,833 ten years after enrolling, compared with $33,619 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 3125600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 44.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.