The student population at Baker University is 2,017 (1,530 undergraduate and 487 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 672 (24.99%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,418 where 2,017 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,769 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,945 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,689 to 2,017 students, a net loss of 672 (25%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Baker University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,689 | 1,719 | 753 | 966 | 970 | 345 | 625 |
| 2016-17 | 2,726 37 | 1,867 148 | 835 82 | 1,032 66 | 859 -111 | 321 -24 | 538 -87 |
| 2017-18 | 2,694 -32 | 1,771 -96 | 768 -67 | 1,003 -29 | 923 64 | 347 26 | 576 38 |
| 2018-19 | 2,769 75 | 1,793 22 | 787 19 | 1,006 3 | 976 53 | 342 -5 | 634 58 |
| 2019-20 | 2,595 -174 | 1,672 -121 | 711 -76 | 961 -45 | 923 -53 | 287 -55 | 636 2 |
| 2020-21 | 2,279 -316 | 1,335 -337 | 574 -137 | 761 -200 | 944 21 | 302 15 | 642 6 |
| 2021-22 | 2,364 85 | 1,544 209 | 667 93 | 877 116 | 820 -124 | 274 -28 | 546 -96 |
| 2022-23 | 2,105 -259 | 1,509 -35 | 696 29 | 813 -64 | 596 -224 | 203 -71 | 393 -153 |
| 2023-24 | 1,945 -160 | 1,457 -52 | 664 -32 | 793 -20 | 488 -108 | 155 -48 | 333 -60 |
| 2024-25 | 2,017 72 | 1,530 73 | 709 45 | 821 28 | 487 -1 | 148 -7 | 339 6 |
| Average | 2,418 | 1,620 | 716 | 903 | 799 | 272 | 526 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,620 where 1,530 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Baker University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,719 | 1,077 | 490 | 587 | 642 | 263 | 379 |
| 2016-17 | 1,867 | 1,085 | 495 | 590 | 782 | 340 | 442 |
| 2017-18 | 1,771 | 1,062 | 462 | 600 | 709 | 306 | 403 |
| 2018-19 | 1,793 | 1,062 | 470 | 592 | 731 | 317 | 414 |
| 2019-20 | 1,672 | 1,092 | 469 | 623 | 580 | 242 | 338 |
| 2020-21 | 1,335 | 1,083 | 481 | 602 | 252 | 93 | 159 |
| 2021-22 | 1,544 | 979 | 450 | 529 | 565 | 217 | 348 |
| 2022-23 | 1,509 | 945 | 451 | 494 | 564 | 245 | 319 |
| 2023-24 | 1,457 | 923 | 449 | 474 | 534 | 215 | 319 |
| 2024-25 | 1,530 | 957 | 461 | 496 | 573 | 248 | 325 |
| Average | 1,620 | 1,620 | 468 | 559 | 1,620 | 249 | 345 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 799 where 487 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Baker University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 970 | 243 | 106 | 137 | 727 | 239 | 488 |
| 2016-17 | 859 | 136 | 59 | 77 | 723 | 262 | 461 |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 889 | 336 | 553 |
| 2018-19 | 976 | 57 | 18 | 39 | 919 | 324 | 595 |
| 2019-20 | 923 | 70 | 19 | 51 | 853 | 268 | 585 |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 81 | 27 | 54 | 863 | 275 | 588 |
| 2021-22 | 820 | 66 | 20 | 46 | 754 | 254 | 500 |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 581 | 202 | 379 |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 462 | 144 | 318 |
| 2024-25 | 487 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 474 | 143 | 331 |
| Average | 799 | 799 | 28 | 46 | 799 | 245 | 480 |
The percentage of white students is 69.01%. The percentage was 73.34% 10 years ago and Baker still has a high percentage of white students. 2.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.93% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.37% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.34% to 69.01%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.38% to 2.43%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.29% to 7.93%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.80% to 9.37%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5062 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4512 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Baker University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 55 | 37 | 223 | 156 | 10 | 1,972 | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 43 | 33 | 221 | 170 | 8 | 2,043 | 46 |
| 2017-18 | 48 | 42 | 248 | 163 | 7 | 2,001 | 89 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 50 | 251 | 184 | 10 | 2,078 | 94 |
| 2019-20 | 28 | 53 | 225 | 188 | 9 | 1,925 | 101 |
| 2020-21 | 26 | 34 | 219 | 188 | 5 | 1,605 | 95 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | 62 | 197 | 215 | 6 | 1,642 | 123 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 59 | 193 | 186 | 8 | 1,458 | 89 |
| 2023-24 | 22 | 54 | 191 | 174 | 4 | 1,335 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 49 | 160 | 189 | 5 | 1,392 | 80 |
| Average | 34 | 47 | 213 | 181 | 7 | 1,745 | 83 |
661 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Baker University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,689 | 511 | 0 | 2,178 |
| 2016-17 | 2,726 | 635 | 0 | 2,091 |
| 2017-18 | 2,694 | 629 | 0 | 2,065 |
| 2018-19 | 2,769 | 671 | 331 | 1,767 |
| 2019-20 | 2,595 | 712 | 414 | 1,469 |
| 2020-21 | 2,279 | 1,197 | 222 | 860 |
| 2021-22 | 2,364 | 1,034 | 0 | 1,330 |
| 2022-23 | 2,105 | 768 | 23 | 1,314 |
| 2023-24 | 1,945 | 644 | 47 | 1,254 |
| 2024-25 | 2,017 | 661 | 53 | 1,303 |
| Average | 2,418 | 746 | 109 | 1,563 |
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