Baker University
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $217,375 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $114,714 |
How much does Baker University spend on women's tennis?
Baker University reported $114,714 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #612 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Baker University offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Baker University's athletically related student aid averaged about $22,428 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Baker University spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Baker University reported $16,978 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Baker University's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Baker University reported $217,375 in total men's tennis expenses and $114,714 in total women's tennis expenses.
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Baker University women's tennis roster?
Baker University listed 4 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 56% below the NAIA median of 9.
Baker University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 4 players in 2025, down from 6 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
How many coaches does Baker University women's tennis have?
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.
Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.
What does Baker University spend on women's tennis?
Baker University reported $114,714 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 23% below the NAIA median of $148,491.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $2,125 per player in 2025, well below the Heart of America Athletic Conference median of $3,049, by 30%.
Against the NAIA median it is 12% above the NAIA median of $1,900.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $83 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NAIA median of $61, by 37%.
Total women's tennis expenses fell 15% between 2020 and 2025, from $135,632 to $114,714.
NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does Baker University field?
Baker University also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NAIA |
|---|---|
| Conference | Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Baldwin City, KS |
| Enrollment | 1,100 |
| Type | private-nonprofit |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Baker University have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Baker University fields a NAIA women's tennis team in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and reported 4 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Baker University women's tennis?
- Baker University competes in NAIA in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.
- How does the Baker University women's tennis roster compare with other NAIA programs?
- With 4 players in 2025, Baker University is 56% below the NAIA median of 9, based on 99 NAIA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Baker University women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 4 players per coach, 20% below the NAIA median of 5.
- How much does it cost to attend Baker University?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Baker University?
- Baker University is in Baldwin City, KS, in the Plains region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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