Baylor University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,200 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,016
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 63%
From Region 3%
Athletes 555 (3.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Hispanic 18%
Asian 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,963 38% 60% 9% 5% 19% 3% $66,371 33 +0.26 30 96%
Data Science 28 — 79% 43% 11% 11% 18% 11% $110,350 38 -0.04 93 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $94,042 34 -0.46 83 — — — — —
Applied Statistics 12 — 42% 58% 8% 17% 0% 8% $93,697 34 -0.48 83 — — — — —
Astrophysics 7 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $76,471 26 -0.51 57 — — — — —
Chemistry 27 +2 63% 63% 11% 0% 19% 7% $75,251 75 +0.35 54 100% — — — —
Geosciences 12 +1 25% 67% 8% 0% 8% 8% $63,959 50 -0.10 24 — — — — —
Mathematics 24 +10 67% 50% 4% 0% 17% 25% $61,764 12 -0.89 19 95% — — — —
Physics 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $77,254 28 -0.46 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 86 +2 41% 53% 21% 5% 12% 3% $67,282 26 -0.37 33 100% — — — —
Bioinformatics 7 — 43% 29% 57% 14% 0% 0% $65,488 21 -0.53 28 — — — — —
Biology 278 +5 39% 46% 18% 4% 24% 4% $67,511 56 +0.12 33 98% — — — —
Neuroscience 86 +1 24% 60% 16% 2% 14% 3% $59,557 18 -0.65 14 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 20 — 35% 60% 15% 0% 15% 5% $54,453 28 -0.53 7 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 19 +1 53% 47% 0% 11% 32% 0% $54,453 28 -0.53 7 95% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 13 — 38% 77% 8% 0% 15% 0% $60,986 49 -0.09 17 92% — — — —
Science Technologies/Technicians 7 — 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $79,349 60 +0.14 63 — — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 121 — 33% 50% 8% 9% 21% 5% $60,986 49 -0.09 17 92% — — — —
Economics 38 +37 63% 61% 3% 0% 21% 11% $92,373 53 -0.21 82 — — — — —
American/United States Studies/Civilization 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,334 56 +0.09 16 — — — — —
Arabic 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,943 73 +0.62 27 — — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 +2 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $60,527 57 +0.10 16 — — — — —
Church Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,303 77 +0.43 7 — — — — —
Classical Languages 1 +4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,871 73 +0.61 26 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $58,475 69 +0.15 12 — — — — —
English 44 +6 25% 82% 0% 0% 11% 2% $54,263 63 +0.23 7 100% — — — —
French — +11 — — — — — — $66,195 78 +0.73 30 94% — — — —
German 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,107 73 +0.63 27 — — — — —
History 32 +6 50% 84% 3% 3% 3% 0% $71,531 93 +1.43 44 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 66 — 35% 70% 9% 0% 8% 3% $56,028 49 -0.12 9 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 — 36% 55% 9% 9% 27% 0% $57,428 61 +0.01 11 93% — — — —
Linguistics 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $64,164 72 +0.55 25 — — — — —
Museology/Museum Studies 5 +1 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,303 68 +0.13 12 — — — — —
Philosophy 17 +17 65% 71% 0% 6% 24% 0% $59,973 53 -0.11 15 100% — — — —
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 25 +6 16% 84% 8% 0% 8% 0% $46,952 23 -0.67 3 — — — — —
Religion 20 +12 50% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $50,253 45 -0.07 4 95% — — — —
Russian — +5 — — — — — — $65,155 73 +0.63 27 — — — — —
Spanish 4 +16 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,195 78 +0.73 30 94% — — — —
Anthropology 43 +1 12% 51% 7% 2% 33% 2% $55,031 49 -0.17 8 93% — — — —
Communication 291 +15 42% 65% 3% 7% 19% 2% $67,946 74 +0.57 35 95% — — — —
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 8 +1 38% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,104 72 +0.29 15 — — — — —
International Affairs 34 +2 47% 47% 15% 6% 21% 6% $82,215 80 +0.49 69 85% — — — —
Journalism 59 +10 22% 69% 3% 5% 14% 0% $68,546 78 +0.70 36 94% — — — —
Political Science 137 +21 44% 61% 7% 4% 22% 1% $68,228 41 -0.29 35 96% — — — —
Psychology 165 +6 16% 59% 7% 6% 22% 2% $65,432 95 +1.57 28 95% — — — —
Social Work 23 — 0% 74% 0% 4% 17% 0% $65,634 99 +1.47 28 98% — — — —
Sociology 38 +2 26% 45% 3% 18% 18% 11% $53,529 43 -0.30 6 100% — — — —
Acting 18 — 44% 72% 0% 0% 22% 0% $46,069 73 +0.40 3 97% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,614 84 +0.68 16 97% — — — —
Film Production 49 +5 59% 59% 0% 6% 27% 4% $62,505 98 +1.96 21 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,026 43 -0.18 2 92% — — — —
Studio Art 16 — 0% 75% 0% 6% 19% 0% $60,614 96 +1.48 16 97% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,069 73 +0.40 3 97% — — — —
Theater 2 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,069 73 +0.40 3 97% — — — —
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 30 — 90% 70% 3% 3% 17% 0% $96,635 47 +0.11 85 — — — — —
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 10 — 60% 50% 10% 20% 20% 0% $96,635 47 +0.11 85 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hankamer School of Business 1,018 57% 69% 7% 2% 14% 3% $107,599 97 +1.28 92 97%
Accounting 185 +14 59% 70% 5% 2% 12% 3% $111,422 94 +1.58 94 97% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 52 +114 56% 69% 4% 8% 6% 10% $94,059 86 +0.86 83 94% — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $98,115 88 +1.07 86 95% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 66 +121 64% 71% 9% 0% 14% 3% $101,898 91 +1.16 89 94% — — — —
Finance 242 +74 69% 67% 6% 2% 13% 5% $118,816 85 +0.68 96 100% — — — —
General Business 63 — 59% 65% 14% 2% 13% 0% $107,664 92 +1.56 92 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 18 +7 6% 67% 11% 0% 22% 0% $98,020 94 +1.59 86 97% — — — —
Logistics 54 +21 69% 72% 9% 0% 15% 2% $94,059 56 +0.09 83 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 81 +72 67% 64% 12% 2% 11% 0% $107,134 81 +0.84 92 96% — — — —
Marketing 189 +70 41% 69% 2% 1% 20% 1% $95,048 92 +1.36 84 96% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 6 +15 33% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $102,698 57 +0.46 89 — — — — —
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 36 +4 67% 78% 3% 0% 14% 3% $152,689 100 +5.84 100 100% — — — —
Specialized Sales, Merchandising, and Marketing — — — — — — — — $83,562 72 +0.47 71 97% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 26 — 0% 73% 0% 4% 15% 0% $83,562 99 +2.17 71 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Louise Herrington School of Nursing 371 11% 53% 11% 10% 19% 1% $94,749 93 +0.25 84 97%
Nursing 371 — 11% 53% 11% 10% 19% 1% $94,749 69 +0.25 84 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences 614 15% 65% 8% 5% 13% 2% $67,229 35 -0.20 33 95%
Human Nutrition 31 — 13% 52% 3% 3% 23% 10% $59,729 29 -0.40 15 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $76,658 50 -0.10 57 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 107 — 1% 75% 3% 3% 12% 1% $69,010 84 +0.90 38 97% — — — —
Environmental Health 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,950 0 -2.30 1 84% — — — —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 278 — 26% 62% 12% 6% 12% 1% $76,099 43 -0.27 56 96% — — — —
Medical/Health Humanities 69 +1 13% 58% 6% 9% 16% 1% $60,495 27 -0.55 16 — — — — —
Public Health 34 — 12% 38% 26% 3% 26% 3% $34,950 0 -2.80 1 84% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,056 51 +0.09 7 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 58 — 0% 84% 3% 3% 7% 0% $52,258 41 -0.12 5 92% — — — —
Fashion Design 11 — 9% 82% 0% 0% 18% 0% $69,712 79 +0.80 40 88% — — — —
Interior Design 23 — 0% 87% 0% 4% 4% 0% $69,712 58 +0.19 40 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 79 6% 78% 5% 1% 9% 1% $56,727 4 +0.48 10 90%
Biology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 69 +0.09 13 95% — — — —
Business Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 50 -0.20 13 95% — — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 69 +0.09 13 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 55 — 2% 82% 2% 0% 7% 2% $55,854 80 +0.53 9 89% — — — —
English Education 5 — 20% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $58,669 73 +0.45 13 95% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 6 — 0% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $58,669 69 +0.09 13 95% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $58,669 59 +0.12 13 95% — — — —
Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 69 +0.09 13 95% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,669 77 +0.52 13 95% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 73 +0.45 13 95% — — — —
Special Education and Teaching 7 — 0% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $58,872 66 +0.45 13 — — — — —
Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $58,669 75 +0.42 13 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Computer Science 167 74% 62% 8% 3% 12% 5% $111,843 98 -0.16 94 94%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 33 — 82% 61% 6% 9% 12% 9% $118,051 64 +0.05 96 — — — — —
General Engineering 16 — 44% 56% 12% 0% 19% 0% $86,232 11 -0.94 75 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 79 — 71% 70% 6% 1% 9% 5% $94,804 28 -0.55 84 92% — — — —
Computer Science 39 — 85% 51% 13% 3% 15% 5% $151,613 81 +0.78 100 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 58 40% 59% 3% 0% 31% 5% $50,906 1 +0.45 4 94%
Music 6 — 17% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $45,026 43 -0.18 2 92% — — — —
Music Education 25 — 36% 68% 0% 0% 32% 0% $58,669 96 +1.28 13 95% — — — —
Music Pedagogy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,026 43 -0.18 2 92% — — — —
Music Performance 26 +7 50% 50% 8% 0% 31% 12% $45,026 43 -0.18 2 92% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $69,956
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.1% 1,030 59% 68% 7% 2% 14% 3% $107,645 90 +1.20 92 97% —
Health Sciences 23.5% 1,002 18% 58% 10% 8% 16% 2% $77,696 53 -0.03 60 96% —
Social Sciences 20.1% 857 30% 63% 5% 6% 19% 2% $65,614 75 +0.53 28 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.7% 457 37% 50% 19% 4% 19% 4% $65,940 40 -0.13 29 98% —
Humanities 5.6% 239 37% 75% 6% 1% 10% 1% $57,315 63 +0.16 11 98% —
Arts 4.9% 211 29% 68% 1% 3% 22% 2% $60,950 85 +1.07 17 94% —
Engineering 3.0% 128 70% 66% 7% 3% 11% 5% $99,726 41 -0.45 88 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 90 59% 59% 7% 3% 13% 13% $73,627 36 -0.29 50 98% —
Education 1.9% 79 6% 78% 5% 1% 9% 1% $56,727 71 +0.48 10 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 70 30% 53% 6% 4% 23% 6% $56,790 37 -0.47 10 97% —
Computer Science 1.6% 67 82% 48% 12% 6% 16% 7% $134,369 82 +0.44 99 95% —
Professional 0.9% 40 82% 65% 5% 8% 18% 0% $96,635 93 +0.11 85 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $46.4M #46 7% $0.1M 54 #96 167 11
Physical Sciences & Math $26.5M #111 23% $0.1M 32 #90 320 29
Engineering $16.1M #162 31% $0.9M 9 #183 85 9
Business & Economics $12.3M #55 0% $0.0M 1 #242 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $11.3M #155 38% $0 7 #165 98 7
Health Sciences $8.1M #146 21% $0.1M 32 #63 19 5
Education $4.0M #117 10% $0 135 #6 — —
Computer Science $2.2M #187 24% $0.0M 1 #193 30 —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.0M #159 80% $0 9 #56 48 9
Total $127M #148 18% $1.3M 280 #85 767 70

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $44.3M $41.1M $3.2M
Track & Field (combined) 77 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Baseball 43 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Basketball 14 $18.4M $18.4M $0
Tennis 14 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Golf 11 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Total 241 $74.6M $71.4M $3.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 131 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Equestrian 61 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Gymnastics 56 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Basketball 34 $9.3M $9.3M $0
Soccer 33 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Softball 27 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Volleyball 22 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Tennis 13 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Golf 8 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Total 314 $34.6M $34.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 208 $7.3M $7.3M $0
Football 118 $44.3M $41.1M $3.2M
Equestrian 61 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Gymnastics 56 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Basketball 48 $27.8M $27.8M $0
Baseball 43 $5.1M $5.1M $0
Soccer 33 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Softball 27 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Tennis 27 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Volleyball 22 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Golf 19 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Total 555 $144.1M $144.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 51% 54% 49%
Early Decision 79% 84% 76%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 69%
SAT Range 1190 – 1370
SAT Math Range 590 – 690
SAT RW Range 600 – 690