At Baker University, we don't do average. Baker graduates see the best return on investment of any college in Kansas and the highest starting salaries in the state, backed by a 99% career placement rate. That's not luck. It's what happens when small classes, faculty who know your name, and real career preparation come together for four years.
Founded in 1858, before Kansas was even a state, Baker was the first four-year university in Kansas, built by people who saw what the frontier needed and went and built it. That same instinct still drives us today: we recognize students for both academic achievement and the impact they bring to campus, through Merit Scholarships tied to grades and Impact Scholarships that reward talent in athletics, music, theatre, leadership, and more, real dollars, awarded automatically, no audition required.
Located in the picturesque community of Baldwin City, about 45 miles west of Kansas City and 12 miles south of Lawrence, Baker offers a traditional residential college experience in a historic, park-like setting, close enough to a major metro for internships and opportunity, far enough away for a real community to take hold.
The results speak for themselves. Baker graduates have gone on to careers as writers, scientists, teachers, business leaders, performers, and politicians. Four have been named Rhodes Scholars, one has earned a Pulitzer Prize, and three buildings on Baker's Baldwin City campus are on the National Register of Historic Places. This is a school with a track record of producing people who lead, and it's only getting bolder from here.
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