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Baker University

⌖ Baldwin City, KS · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$55,874 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

12.5 yrsModeled economic break-even

−20%Modeled 10-year ROI

$67,533Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$55,874at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$281,2040

−$55,87410

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$35,300

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$35,300

Sticker price

Average net price$25,301

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$50,918

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,301Average net price / year

$50,918Cost of attendance

$67,533Median earnings · year 5 after completion

57.8%Completion rate

94.2%Admission rate

1,100Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

88thEarnings percentile

49thCompletion percentile

WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$67,518Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories

$27,000Median federal debt across categories that report debt

30%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$57,061Year 1

$69,904Year 4

$67,533Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$95,566 2Business Administration, Management and Operations · Doctoral Degree$90,266 3Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$87,009 4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$78,233 5Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$74,399 6Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$67,518 7Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$66,875 8Education, General · Doctoral Degree$61,658

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	$95,566	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Doctoral Degree	$90,266	Not available
Educational Administration and Supervision	Doctoral Degree	$87,009	Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,233	$29,577
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$74,399	$41,057
Educational Administration and Supervision	Master's Degree	$67,518	Not available
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$66,875	$20,583
Education, General	Doctoral Degree	$61,658	Not available
Education, General	Master's Degree	$59,019	Not available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor's Degree	$55,380	$27,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.