Wayland Baptist University Overview

Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Plainview, Texas. Plainview is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Wayland Baptist University Known For?

• Students at Wayland Baptist University may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• The highest award offered at Wayland Baptist University is the doctor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Wayland Baptist University makes roughly $45,166 a year. This is 11% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Wayland Baptist University Rankings

Wayland Baptist University is ranked #15 out of 107 schools in Texas.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Wayland Baptist University has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#57	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#180	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wayland Baptist University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#169	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#175	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wayland Baptist University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#19	Best Individualized Studies Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Criminal Justice Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#55	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual

Where Is Wayland Baptist University?

Contact details for Wayland Baptist University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 W. 7Th Street, Plainview, TX 79072
Phone:	806-291-1000
Website:	www.wbu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WaylandBaptistUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/WaylandBaptist/

How Do I Get Into Wayland Baptist University?

You can apply to Wayland Baptist University online at: https://apply.wbu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Wayland Baptist University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayland Baptist University?

Wayland Baptist University has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 32% of students accepted to Wayland Baptist University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 450 and 540.

Wayland Baptist University received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford Wayland Baptist University?

The overall average net price of Wayland Baptist University is $32,118. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wayland Baptist University, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $8,169 a year. That adds up to $32,676 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wayland Baptist University is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Wayland Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,015 undergraduate students at Wayland Baptist University, with 1,590 being full-time and 1,425 being part-time.

There are also 1,047 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,590 full-time undergraduates at Wayland Baptist University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	33
Black or African American	271
Hispanic or Latino	568
White	500
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Wayland Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Wayland Baptist University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, United Kingdom, and Canada.

Online Learning at Wayland Baptist University

In 2019-2020, 2,835 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wayland Baptist University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th 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 Wayland Baptist University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wayland Baptist University was $21,304 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Wayland Baptist University 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
Human Services	#7	#4
Romance Languages	#10	#7
Religious Studies	#10	#10
Educational Assessment	#13	#7
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#13	#13
Natural Resources Conservation	#17	#14
Missionary Studies	#22	#22
Natural Resources & Conservation	#23	#20
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#25	#10
History	#40	#4
History	#40	#4
Liberal Arts General Studies	#40	#1
Health & Physical Education	#40	#16
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#40	#1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#52	#19
Information Technology	#55	#46
General English Literature	#61	#7
Finance & Financial Management	#66	#60
English Language & Literature	#73	#10

Online Growth Rankings of Wayland Baptist University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wayland Baptist University was 4.0%. This is the #1,578 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wayland Baptist University regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Wayland Baptist University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	32%
Education	14%
General Psychology	18%
Theology & Religious Vocations	50%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wayland Baptist University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wayland Baptist University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Missionary Studies	#27
Educational Assessment	#41
Natural Resources Conservation	#45
Romance Languages	#48
Religious Studies	#68
Natural Resources & Conservation	#72
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#85
General English Literature	#111
Human Services	#115
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#127
History	#130
History	#130
Finance & Financial Management	#137
Public Administration	#192
English Language & Literature	#206
Theology & Religious Vocations	#221
Curriculum & Instruction	#254
General Psychology	#288
Special Education	#349
Psychology	#431
Public Administration & Social Service	#432

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%.

Wayland Baptist University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	28	289	188	1	506
Liberal Arts General Studies	92	186	5	0	283
Criminal Justice & Corrections	16	76	12	0	104
Human Services	8	64	5	0	77
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	69	0	69
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	53	0	0	53
Religious Studies	0	21	19	0	40
Public Administration	0	0	38	0	38
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	36	0	36
Nursing	0	22	0	0	22
Health & Physical Education	0	14	0	0	14
General Psychology	0	11	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	9	0	0	9
History	0	2	7	0	9
Student Counseling	0	0	7	0	7
General Biology	0	6	0	0	6
General English Literature	0	3	3	0	6
Computer Science	0	4	0	0	4
Mathematics	0	4	0	0	4
Natural Resources Conservation	0	4	0	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	3	0	0	3
Sociology	0	3	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	0	2	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	0	2	0	0	2
Music	0	2	0	0	2
Finance & Financial Management	0	1	0	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	1
Political Science & Government	0	1	0	0	1
Missionary Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Religious Education	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
Recreation Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	144	786	389	1	1,320

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.