Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
52.2%
23,459 admitted
SAT · 50th
1280
Range 1190–1370
6-yr grad
82.2%
Retention 89.3%
Undergrads
14,183
14:1 S-F
Admissions
51.5% / 54.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications44,924
Overall admit rate52.2%
In-state admit rate51.5%
Out-of-state admit rate54.5%
Enrolled3,552 · 15.1% yield
Admitted from waitlist19 of 3,832
Very important factorsGPA, Recs, Test scores
Important factorsApplication essay, Rigor of HS record
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1280
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1190–1370 · 47.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W600650690
Math590640690
Comp119012801370
ACT
255075
Comp262932
Cost & aid
$67,756
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$67,756
Fees$0
Room & board$17,222
Books$1,572
Avg need-based grant$39,483
% need met66.0%
Avg debt at graduation$57,257
Academics
14 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.3% retention
Student-faculty14 : 1
Retention89.3%
4-year graduation68.1%
6-year graduation82.2%
Enrollment
14,183
undergraduates
32.0% out-of-state · 131 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates14,183
First-year3,552
Transfer355
Full-time98%
Female60%
Out-of-state32.0%
International (freshmen)131
Rankings
#17
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#1726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#2826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#6426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#8826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#13626
NicheBest Colleges in America#18426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#18826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig 12 Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision2/1 → Rolling → May 1st or within 2 weeks if notified thereafter
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/1 → 12/15 · binding
Early action11/1 → 2/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot required for admission, but considered if submitted
Admissions URLhttps://www.baylor.edu/
Admissions emailAdmissions@baylor.edu
Admissions phone254-710-3435
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Texas Christian Un…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Texas Christian University TX · Private (nonprofit)48.1%1240
Southern Methodist University TX · Private (nonprofit)47.6%1410
Texas A&M University TX · Public62.6%127059K
University of Texas at Austin TX · Public26.6%
University of Oklahoma OK · Public77.6%123222K
Pepperdine University CA · Private (nonprofit)69.4%13403K
Texas Tech University TX · Public69.1%118034K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Baylor University

11 years of Baylor University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.