Baylor University
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Academic GPA | Very Important |
| Standardized test scores | Very Important |
| Rigor of secondary school record | Important |
| Application Essay | Important |
| Class rank | Considered |
| Recommendation(s) | Considered |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Considered |
| Talent/ability | Considered |
| Character/personal qualities | Considered |
| First generation | Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Considered |
| Geographical residence | Considered |
| State residency | Considered |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Considered |
| Racial/ethnic status | Considered |
| Volunteer work | Considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Level of applicant's interest | Considered |
| Interview | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
Scholarships & Grants
Students with need-based aid: 2,045
Average need-based scholarship/grant: $39,483
Students with non-need merit aid: 1,374
Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $22,041
Student Debt
Median total debt: $19,500
Students with federal loans: 33.8%
Students with Pell grants: 13.0%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $50,754
After 5 years: $66,167
Majors(83 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(281 graduates)
- Biology, General.(229 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(186 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(182 graduates)
- Marketing.(180 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(174 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(158 graduates)
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.(124 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(124 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(105 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(93 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(93 graduates)
- Journalism.(86 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(85 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(84 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(74 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(74 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(73 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(70 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(69 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(67 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(56 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(54 graduates)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(53 graduates)
- Bioethics/Medical Ethics.(52 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(51 graduates)
- History.(48 graduates)
- Computer Science.(47 graduates)
- Anthropology.(46 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(44 graduates)
- Social Work.(41 graduates)
- Public Health.(39 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(37 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(36 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(35 graduates)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering.(34 graduates)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.(34 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(34 graduates)
- Mathematics.(32 graduates)
- Sociology.(32 graduates)
- Real Estate.(30 graduates)
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.(30 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(29 graduates)
- Music.(27 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(25 graduates)
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(23 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(22 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(20 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(19 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(19 graduates)
- International Business.(16 graduates)
- Engineering, General.(12 graduates)
- Philosophy.(12 graduates)
- Chemistry.(12 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(12 graduates)
- Insurance.(12 graduates)
- Applied Statistics.(10 graduates)
- Air Transportation.(8 graduates)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(7 graduates)
- Area Studies.(6 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(6 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(4 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(4 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(3 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(3 graduates)
- Religious/Sacred Music.(3 graduates)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.(3 graduates)
- Physics.(3 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
- Statistics.(2 graduates)
- Architecture.(1 graduates)
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(1 graduates)
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(1 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
- Science Technologies/Technicians, General.
- Public Administration.
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,007 students
Admission Rate: 51.0%
Retention Rate: 90.6%
Graduation Rate: 80.2%
Student Demographics
White (60.9%)
Hispanic (16.4%)
Black (5.0%)
Asian (8.7%)
Two or More (5.0%)
International (3.0%)
Gender Distribution
Men (40.3%)
Women (59.7%)