Baylor University Teaching Programs

Located in Waco, Texas, Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Waco makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Baylor University?

Contact details for Baylor are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Waco, TX 76798
Phone:	254-710-1011
Website:	www.baylor.edu

How Do I Get Into Baylor?

You can apply to Baylor online at: www.baylor.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for Baylor

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Baylor?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Baylor. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 46%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 42%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Baylor submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

Baylor received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

Can I Afford Baylor University?

The overall average net price of Baylor is $45,801. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Baylor, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $13,181 a year. That adds up to $52,724 over four years for those students.

Baylor University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,191 undergraduate students at Baylor, with 14,878 being full-time and 313 being part-time.

There are also 5,435 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,878 full-time undergraduates at Baylor, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Baylor University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,309
Black or African American	741
Hispanic or Latino	2,343
White	9,042
International Students	531
Other Races/Ethnicities	912

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Baylor University. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at Baylor. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nigeria, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Baylor University

In 2022-2023, 9,259 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Baylor has changed over the last few years.

Baylor University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	7	130	137
Elementary Education	60	0	0	60
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	19	0	19
Music Education	15	0	0	15
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	9	3	12
English & Language Arts Education	11	0	0	11
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	9	9
Mathematics Education	7	0	0	7
General Special Education	5	0	0	5
Teacher Education	0	5	0	5
Social Studies Education	2	0	0	2
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	2	0	0	2
Biology Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	102	40	142	284

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kairos14 under License

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