Baker College

#5711 / #1502
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private college in Owosso, Michigan, United States

Baker College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1502
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
82%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$13,200
Graduation rate
46%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,026

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About Baker College

According to Wikipedia, Baker College is a private college with its main campus in Owosso, Michigan. It was founded in 1911 and has four additional campuses throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The college has been accused of predatory practices. In 2022, a ProPublica and Detroit Free Press investigation titled "The Nonprofit College That Spends More on Marketing Than Financial Aid" highlighted its low graduation rate and high student debt rate compared to comparable institutions, as well as its unconventional management structure. That month, Baker College threatened legal action against a former faculty member relating to a non-disparagement clause included in a settlement with Baker.

Baker College's Online Degrees

DBA-ABD in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 28
  • Completion Time: 1 year
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Intelligence
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Finance
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
DBA in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 3.5 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration Accelerated
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Finance
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Logistics
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA in Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Finance
  • Required Credits: 141
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 141
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Logistics
  • Required Credits: 141
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Management
  • Required Credits: 141
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Marketing
  • Required Credits: 141
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BBA/MBA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 144
  • Completion Time: 5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
  • Computer Programming
  • Database Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Game Software Development
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Information Systems
Degree Concentrations
  • Assurance Specialist
  • Project Management
  • Web Development
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in It And Security
Degree Concentrations
  • Information Assurance And Cybersecurity
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Law Enforcement And Police Academy
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Law Enforcement And Police Academy
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Leadership Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Healthcare Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Healthcare Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 years
  • Format: Fully online

Baker College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT Score
86482%66%46%1060

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Baker College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$13,200
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,274
30K - 48K$8,670
48K - 75K$9,142
75K - 110K$10,312
110K+$15,147

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Baker College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Baker College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,297 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Baker College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
4,9764,585391

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Baker College?

Baker College is located at 1020 S Washington St, Owosso, MI 48867-8956.

How Safe is Baker College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Baker College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Baker College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Owosso has a violent crime rate of 0.58% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.10%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Baker College Known For?

Baker College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Baker College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Baker College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Business
#3167
World Rank
#3169
Historical Rank
#830
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #830 in the U.S. and #3167 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Nursing
#2281
World Rank
#2281
Historical Rank
#882
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #882 in the U.S. and #2281 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#5202
World Rank
#5210
Historical Rank
#1263
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #1263 in the U.S. and #5202 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Law
#4730
World Rank
#4739
Historical Rank
#1379
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #1379 in the U.S. and #4730 worldwide for influence in Law.

Computer Science
#6040
World Rank
#6049
Historical Rank
#1464
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #1464 in the U.S. and #6040 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#3028
World Rank
#3031
Historical Rank
#1564
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #1564 in the U.S. and #3028 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#5862
World Rank
#5863
Historical Rank
#1700
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #1700 in the U.S. and #5862 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Psychology
#5970
World Rank
#5980
Historical Rank
#2234
USA Rank

Baker College ranks #2234 in the U.S. and #5970 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees