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 4% student loan default rate at Baylor is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The highest award offered at Baylor is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Baylor makes roughly $51,600 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
- The average Baylor student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.
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Baylor University Rankings
According to our 2022 analysis, Baylor is ranked #353 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 137 schools in Texas.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Baylor.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Baylor has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#14 | Best Management Information Systems Schools | College Factual |
#41 | Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools | College Factual |
#55 | Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools | College Factual |
#122 | Best Education Schools | College Factual |
#146 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
#183 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is Baylor University?

Contact details for Baylor are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | Waco, TX 76798 |
Phone: | 254-710-1011 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Baylor-University/61388081925 |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/baylor |
How Do I Get Into Baylor?
You can apply to Baylor online at: www.baylor.edu/admissions
Admission Requirements for Baylor
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | considered but not required |
SAT or ACT Scores | neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Baylor?
Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.
Can I Afford Baylor University?
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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $13,166 a year. That adds up to $52,664 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Baylor is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Baylor University Undergraduate Student Diversity

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 |
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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.
Online Learning at Baylor University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Baylor has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 60th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Baylor
The following table shows how Baylor is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Communication Sciences | #46 | #46 |
Online Growth Rankings of Baylor
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Baylor University was 87.5%. This is the #460 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Baylor regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Baylor University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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