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Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX · Private · Town (remote) · WBU

Private institution in Plainview, TX · 2,090 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $51,838 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
$20,5401,125th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$23,1861,185th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$23,1861,004th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$34,7621,091st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,1061,018th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,838969th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,159936th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
19.2%1,918th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
47.5%1,758th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
54.0%317th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,090915th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
39.5%724th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 284 mi (DFW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$46,087$27,488
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,376$44,021
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$43,054$35,060
Human Services, GeneralPublic Administrationbachelors$33,993—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$29,685—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,564,025 (M $2,149,604 · W $1,350,921 · Coed $63,500)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Wayland Baptist University’s 2,090 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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