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Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Waco, TX · 15,007 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $65,793 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$41,9421,922nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,8441,867th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,8441,865th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$70,1301,820th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,793361st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$56,532310th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.2%214th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.6%227th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
51.0%284th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1313175th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
15,007167th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.0%1,990th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 91 mi (DAL)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 76 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$75,518$71,015
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsBusinessbachelors$71,643$84,653
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,083$75,047
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,238$66,897
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,087$65,320
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,898$64,216
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,771$59,425
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$57,526$59,854
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$57,318$55,964
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$56,234$49,644
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$54,869$52,941
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,607$52,107

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $20,161,069 (M $11,199,854 · W $8,961,215)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Baylor University’s 15,007 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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