Baker University Peer and Aspiration Institutions

Final Peer Institutions

Final Aspiration Group Institutions

Peer Primary Selection Criteria

  • Four-Year Private Not-for-Profit Institutions
  • Bachelors Level Institutions
  • Institutions with Religious Affiliations
  • Regionally Accredited Institutions
  • Members of Athletic Associations
  • Co-ed Institutions

  • Centrally Located, Geographically
  • Rural, Small Town, Large Town, or Urban Fringe Designations
  • Selective Admissions Policy (High School GPA, Entrance Exams Required)

  • Full-Time-Equivalent Enrollment Less than 2500 Students
  • 25th Percentile ACT Composite Score Range 18 - 23
  • Freshman Cohort Graduation Rate Range 40% - 70%
  • Tuition for First-Time Full-Time Freshmen Range $10,000 - $20,000
  • Long-Term Investments Range $10 million - $70 million
  • Net Assets Range $20 million - $120 million

Aspiration Primary Selection Criteria

  • Four-Year Private Not-for-Profit Institutions
  • Bachelors and Masters Level Institutions
  • Regionally Accredited Institutions
  • Members of Athletic Associations
  • Coed Institutions


  • Geographically Limited to 50 United States
  • No Urbanization Designations
  • Selective Admissions Policy (High School GPA, Entrance Exams Required)

  • Full-Time-Equivalent Enrollment Range 700 - 2500
  • 25th Percentile ACT Composite Score Greater at Least 21
  • 24th Percentile SAT Verbal and Math Scores Greater at Least 500
  • Freshman Cohort Graduation Rate at Least 55%
  • Tuition for First-Time Full-Time Freshmen at Least $15,000
  • Long-Term Investments at Least $30 million
  • Net Assets at Least $50 million
Baker University Bus Process for Identifying Peer and Aspiration Group Institutions

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