by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Baker College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The full cost of attending Baker College stands at about $23,456.00 a year.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $13,000.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $10,456.00 |
| Total cost | $23,456.00 |
| That is 28% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $23,456.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$11,369.00 |
| Net price | $12,087.00 |
| That is 63% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $23,456.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$12,550.00 |
| Net price | $10,906.00 |
| That is 67% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page and living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by roughly 1.5% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Freshman year | $11,073.00 | $12,273.00 | $23,816.00 |
| Senior year | $11,591.00 | $12,846.00 | $24,930.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $45,324.00 | $50,232.00 | $97,480.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $17,267.00 | $19,137.00 | $37,136.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $522.00 | $578.00 | $1,122.00 |
| Total amount paid | $62,591.00 | $69,369.00 | $134,617.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Freshman year | $11,073.00 | $12,273.00 | $23,816.00 |
| Senior year | $11,243.00 | $12,461.00 | $24,182.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $22,317.00 | $24,733.00 | $47,998.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $8,502.00 | $9,423.00 | $18,285.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $257.00 | $285.00 | $552.00 |
| Total amount paid | $30,819.00 | $34,156.00 | $66,283.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the net-price section.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $13,157.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $15,171.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $13,061.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,467.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,299.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,482.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,154.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Baker College Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Baker College stands at $16,753.00, which federal data classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,280.00 |
| 25th | $5,000.00 |
| Median (50th) | $16,753.00 |
| 75th | $27,690.00 |
| 90th | $43,958.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $18,422.00 |
| Middle income | $17,344.00 |
| High income | $12,058.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $6,364.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
Debt at graduation often differs for first-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $17,481.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $14,250.00 |
First-generation borrowers from Baker College take on $3,231.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Baker College is $8,244.00. This institution is flagged by federal data for Pell-debt inequity.
The default-rate category at Baker College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 11.4% |
| 3-year | 0.5% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Baker College reach $2,749,171,459.00 across 131,549 borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 89 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $6,282.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 36 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,741.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Baker College, think through the questions below:
Dig further into the cost picture with the related pages below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.