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Baker College

Owosso, Michigan Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Baker College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Owosso, Michigan. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,955, made up of 3,595 undergraduates and 360 graduate students.

Baker College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and General Studies. It awarded 1,105 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

3,955
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
1,105
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 40

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 13
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Psychology 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
  • Corrections AssociateBachelor Online option 24 graduates
Legal Professions and Studies 1
  • Law PhD Online option 15 graduates
Engineering Technologies 1
Education 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
573
Associate degrees
386
Master's degrees
98
Doctoral degrees (research)
19
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
29

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,955
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,595
Graduate students, fall 2024
360
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,127
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,702
Graduate students, 2024-25
425
Full-time, 2024-25
34%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
76%
Men
24%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
67%
Students taking some online courses
15%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
President
Jacqueline Spicer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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