Baylor University Overview

Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Baylor University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Baylor is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Baylor with a bachelor's degree make about $65,793 a year. That's 61% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Baylor student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Baylor University?

Contact details for Baylor are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Waco, TX 76798
Phone:	254-710-1011
Website:	www.baylor.edu

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How Do I Get Into Baylor?

You can apply to Baylor online at: admissions.web.baylor.edu/

Admission Requirements for Baylor

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Baylor?

The acceptance rate of Baylor University is 46%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 42%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Baylor submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Baylor received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

Can I Afford Baylor University?

The overall average net price of Baylor is $45,801. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Baylor, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $14,404 a year. That adds up to $57,616 over four years for those students.

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Baylor University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,399 undergraduate students at Baylor, with 14,145 being full-time and 254 being part-time.

There are also 4,898 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,145 full-time undergraduates at Baylor, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Baylor University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,154
Black or African American	742
Hispanic or Latino	2,216
White	8,578
International Students	621
Other Races/Ethnicities	834

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Baylor University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at Baylor. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nigeria, and South Korea.

Baylor University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	362	0	0	142	504
Business Administration & Management	223	11	250	0	484
Communication Sciences	99	0	229	0	328
Accounting	171	0	114	0	285
Marketing	253	17	0	0	270
General Biology	236	0	1	8	245
Social Work	34	0	186	4	224
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	200	200
Communication & Media Studies	174	0	24	0	198
Finance & Financial Management	188	0	0	0	188
Health/Medical Prep Programs	166	0	0	0	166
General Psychology	151	0	4	3	158
Management Information Systems	140	0	0	0	140
Law	0	0	0	140	140
Entrepreneurial Studies	125	0	0	2	127
Political Science & Government	99	0	7	4	110
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	2	98	100
Health & Physical Education	68	0	27	1	96
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	84	0	0	0	84
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	81	0	0	0	81
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	70	11	81
General Business/Commerce	79	0	0	0	79
Behavioral Science	0	0	77	0	77
Teacher Education Subject Specific	57	0	16	0	73
Business/Managerial Economics	67	0	5	0	72
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	72	0	0	0	72
Human Resource Management	29	38	0	0	67
Journalism	58	0	6	0	64
Mechanical Engineering	53	0	7	2	62
Public Health	33	0	27	0	60
Music	25	0	29	2	56
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	55	0	0	0	55
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	41	7	48
Religious Studies	35	0	0	10	45
Teacher Education Grade Specific	35	0	7	0	42
History	35	0	4	3	42
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	40	0	2	0	42
Natural Resources Conservation	38	0	0	3	41
International Relations & National Security	37	0	3	0	40
Sociology	28	0	7	5	40
Educational Administration	0	0	36	3	39
Mathematics	27	0	6	6	39
Anthropology	39	0	0	0	39
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	27	0	4	7	38
Allied Health Professions	0	0	17	20	37
General Sales & Marketing	35	0	0	0	35
Computer Science	27	0	6	0	33
Drama & Theater Arts	30	0	3	0	33
Philosophy	27	0	1	4	32
Romance Languages	25	0	5	0	30
Human Development & Family Studies	29	0	0	0	29
Interdisciplinary Studies	29	0	0	0	29
Writing Studies	26	0	0	0	26
Applied Statistics	14	0	7	4	25
Chemistry	9	0	5	10	24
Design & Applied Arts	24	0	0	0	24
International Business	23	0	0	0	23
General English Literature	15	0	1	6	22
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	22	0	22
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	18	0	1	0	19
Insurance	17	0	0	0	17
Information Technology	0	17	0	0	17
Geological & Earth Sciences	5	0	8	4	17
Fine & Studio Arts	17	0	0	0	17
Information Science	0	0	13	2	15
Physics	6	0	6	3	15
Air Transportation	15	0	0	0	15
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	14	0	0	0	14
Nutrition Science	0	0	14	0	14
Taxation	0	0	13	0	13
General Science Technologies/Technicians	13	0	0	0	13
Applied Mathematics	12	0	0	0	12
Museum Studies	0	0	11	0	11
Legal Research	0	0	9	0	9
Sacred Music	2	0	6	0	8
General Engineering	7	0	0	0	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	5	0	5
Classical Languages & Literature	5	0	0	0	5
Liberal Arts General Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Data Science	5	0	0	0	5
Astronomy & Astrophysics	5	0	0	0	5
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	4	0	0	0	4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	3	0	0	0	3
Special Education	3	0	0	0	3
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	3	0	0	0	3
General Family & Consumer Sciences	2	0	0	0	2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	1	1
Area Studies	0	0	1	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Public Administration	0	0	1	0	1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,999	83	1,346	715	6,143

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

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