Wayland Baptist University Teaching Programs

Located in Plainview, Texas, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Plainview is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Wayland Baptist University?

Contact details for Wayland Baptist University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 W. 7Th Street, Plainview, TX 79072
Phone:	806-291-1000
Website:	www.wbu.edu

How Do I Get Into Wayland Baptist University?

You can apply to Wayland Baptist University online at: https://apply.wbu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Wayland Baptist University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayland Baptist University?

Wayland Baptist University has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Can I Afford Wayland Baptist University?

The overall average net price of Wayland Baptist University is $32,118. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wayland Baptist University, approximately 95% of students took out student loans averaging $5,431 a year. That adds up to $21,724 over four years for those students.

Wayland Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,690 undergraduate students at Wayland Baptist University, with 1,385 being full-time and 1,305 being part-time.

There are also 818 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,385 full-time undergraduates at Wayland Baptist University, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	217
Hispanic or Latino	515
White	426
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	163

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Wayland Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Wayland Baptist University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, United Kingdom, and Canada.

Online Learning at Wayland Baptist University

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 60 master’s degree programs available online at Wayland Baptist University. In 2022-2023, 2,225 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 14th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Wayland Baptist University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	42	42
Early Childhood Education	20	0	20
Elementary Education	15	0	15
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	7	7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	4	0	4
Music Education	2	0	2
Social Studies Education	2	0	2
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	1
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	0
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	0	0
General Special Education	0	0	0
Art Education	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0
History Education	0	0	0
Science Education	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0
Teacher Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	45	49	94

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.