Baker University
Baldwin City, KS · private, nonprofit · 1,100 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Baker University field?
Baker University, in Baldwin City, KS, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 9 players against 4, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Baker University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 8 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well below the Heart of America Athletic Conference median of 12, by 25%, and 18% below the NAIA median of 11. Baker University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the Heart of America Athletic Conference median of 6, by 50%.
Baker University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 4 players in 2025, down from 6 in 2020. That 2025 roster is well below the NAIA median of 9, by 56%, and about the same distance from the Heart of America Athletic Conference median. Baker University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NAIA median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Baker University fund its athletes?
Baker University reported 583 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 379 men and 204 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $13,212,783, about $22,790 per male athlete and $22,428 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $12,456 for men's sports and $16,978 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $33 and $83 per athlete.
What is Baker University like academically?
Baker University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 94% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $50,918 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $25,301 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
58% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 66% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $63,855, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Baker University?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 33% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (27%) and Parks, Recreation & Fitness (12%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (73 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (62 degrees)
- Business/Commerce, General (43 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (33 degrees)
- Psychology, General (20 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (15 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (11 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (10 degrees)
- Human Biology (8 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (8 degrees)
What is Baldwin City, KS like to live in?
Baker University sits in Baldwin City, a rural area of about 4,881 people in Douglas County, Kansas.
The median household in Baldwin City earns about $81,838, which is above the Kansas median ($72,639) but about the national median ($78,538).
Housing costs more here than in most of Kansas: a typical home is valued around $242,100, 19% above the state median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,020 a month.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 11% of workers walk.
It reads as a college town: 11% of residents are 20 to 24, roughly 1.7 times the national share, and the median age of 30 is younger than the country's 39.
46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Kansas average of 35%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Baker University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Baker University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Heart of America Athletic Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Heart of America Athletic Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Baker University?
- Baker University is in Baldwin City, KS, in the Plains region of the United States.
- How much does Baker University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $50,918 a year, and an average net price of $25,301 after grants and scholarships.