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Baylor University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Waco, TX
Population 250,000
Website http://www.baylor.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,007
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 55%
Hispanic 19%
Asian 7%
Black 7%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%
From State 63%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Health Sciences 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Arts 6%
Engineering 3%
Education 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Computer Science 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,100
Est. Cost of Attendance $74,226
10-Year ROI $109,000
ROI Percentile 26th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $15M #102
Engineering, Computing & Math $23M #155
Life & Natural Sciences $42M #158
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 532 #35
Humanities & Social Sciences 392 #44
Engineering, Computing & Math 20 #168

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,200 (8%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1230 – 1360
SAT Math Range 590 – 700
SAT RW Range 610 – 700
ACT Range 27 – 32

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,622 40% / 60% 4% $59,931 93%
Data Science 16 — 81% / 19% 25% $83,017 82 —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 67% $85,766 85 —
Applied Statistics 10 — 50% / 50% 20% $86,414 85 —
Astrophysics 8 — 75% / 25% 25% $71,680 65 —
Chemistry 15 +1 67% / 33% 20% $68,294 58 95%
Geosciences 7 +1 57% / 43% 14% $60,053 34 —
Mathematics 13 +7 54% / 46% 31% $59,531 33 95%
Physics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $72,020 65 —
Biochemistry 65 — 42% / 58% 5% $67,262 55 86%
Bioinformatics 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $64,544 48 —
Biology 217 +1 41% / 59% 2% $63,803 46 92%
Environmental Science 17 +1 41% / 59% 0% $52,346 14 95%
Environmental Studies 25 +4 44% / 56% 8% $52,346 14 95%
Neuroscience 81 — 32% / 68% 2% $54,859 20 94%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $55,360 21 91%
Science Technologies/Technicians 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $71,021 63 —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 102 — 49% / 51% 1% $55,360 21 91%
Economics 42 +39 67% / 33% 5% $80,966 80 —
American/United States Studies/Civilization 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,083 14 —
Anthropology 24 +3 8% / 92% 4% $50,566 11 96%
Arabic 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $51,585 13 —
Asian Studies/Civilization 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,808 13 —
Classical Languages 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,410 13 —
Classics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,809 17 —
Communication 192 +9 46% / 54% 4% $64,645 48 95%
Communications 16 +1 31% / 69% 0% $64,645 48 95%
English 21 +7 14% / 86% 0% $45,023 5 92%
French 1 +9 0% / 100% 0% $50,241 11 90%
German 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $51,534 13 —
History 40 +10 55% / 45% 2% $55,059 20 92%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $52,575 15 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 37 — 27% / 73% 3% $55,617 22 96%
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 — 55% / 45% 0% $50,692 11 97%
International Affairs 33 +6 27% / 73% 6% $57,316 27 90%
Journalism 53 +10 26% / 74% 9% $61,982 40 99%
Linguistics 4 +2 25% / 75% 0% $51,263 12 —
Museology/Museum Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,799 17 —
Philosophy 14 +6 50% / 50% 0% $58,363 30 100%
Political Science 117 +12 50% / 50% 0% $70,092 62 95%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 13 +5 0% / 100% 0% $47,276 7 —
Psychology 156 +1 24% / 76% 4% $56,326 24 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 26 +4 42% / 58% 4% $46,611 6 97%
Religious/Sacred Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,888 13 —
Russian 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,515 13 —
Social Work 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $55,750 22 95%
Sociology 37 — 19% / 81% 8% $48,488 8 91%
Spanish 4 +9 50% / 50% 25% $50,241 11 90%
Acting 18 — 50% / 50% 0% $36,480 2 89%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,408 6 97%
Film Production 28 — 61% / 39% 7% $44,592 5 —
Fine/Studio Arts 30 — 13% / 87% 7% $46,408 6 97%
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $38,033 2 88%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $36,480 2 89%
Theater 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $36,480 2 89%
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 13 — 62% / 38% 0% $77,292 75 —
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $76,183 73 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hankamer School of Business 970 54% / 46% 4% $90,154 97%
Accounting 214 +25 57% / 43% 3% $94,352 91 99%
Business Management and Administration 46 +85 48% / 52% 13% $77,023 74 98%
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — $84,537 83 —
Entrepreneurship 55 +70 60% / 40% 2% $78,646 77 93%
Finance 181 +57 72% / 28% 5% $98,333 93 100%
General Business 95 — 49% / 51% 0% $86,739 85 98%
Human Resources Management 11 +5 36% / 64% 0% $80,478 79 93%
Logistics 43 +24 79% / 21% 0% $77,023 74 98%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 95 +55 65% / 35% 4% $104,131 95 94%
Marketing 176 +52 30% / 70% 5% $72,410 66 95%
Risk Management and Insurance 2 +5 100% / 0% 0% $89,159 87 —
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 30 +4 53% / 47% 3% $154,528 100 100%
Specialized Sales, Merchandising, and Marketing — — — — $94,065 91 —
Fashion Merchandising 22 — 5% / 95% 5% $77,422 75 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Louise Herrington School of Nursing 330 10% / 90% 2% $81,389 97%
Nursing 330 — 10% / 90% 2% $81,389 80 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences 494 12% / 88% 1% $59,825 94%
Human Nutrition 18 — 17% / 83% 11% $63,540 45 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,675 65 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 89 — 2% / 98% 1% $62,574 42 94%
Environmental Health 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $33,489 2 84%
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs 216 — 19% / 81% 0% $65,917 51 97%
Medical/Health Humanities 53 +1 13% / 87% 2% $54,683 19 —
Public Health 35 — 9% / 91% 3% $33,489 2 84%
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,118 14 —
Human Development and Family Studies 44 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,261 9 86%
Fashion Design 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,970 43 94%
Interior Design 22 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,970 43 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 84 6% / 94% 1% $52,419 95%
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Business Teacher Education — — — — $56,406 24 —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Elementary Education 60 — 3% / 97% 2% $50,814 11 94%
English Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Mathematics Teacher Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Science Teacher Education — — — — $56,509 24 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Special Education and Teaching 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,748 25 —
Teacher Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $56,406 24 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering and Computer Science 136 74% / 26% 4% $94,317 97%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 37 — 84% / 16% 8% $99,470 94 —
General Engineering 17 — 35% / 65% 0% $82,995 82 100%
Mechanical Engineering 56 — 75% / 25% 2% $88,325 87 97%
Computer Science 26 — 81% / 19% 8% $107,293 96 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 70 46% / 54% 3% $48,006 94%
Music 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,033 2 88%
Music Education 38 — 39% / 61% 0% $56,406 24 99%
Music Pedagogy 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,033 2 88%
Music Performance 29 +4 55% / 45% 7% $38,033 2 88%

Rankings

Politically Correct

No Safe Spaces Needed Conservatives Inc
Traditionalists

Business & Economics

It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Currently Fetching Coffee

Humanities & Social Sciences

Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
Sunday School Professors

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
The PTA
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Dodgeball Dynasty