Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

56%

Acceptance rate

$20,540

Avg net price

2,090

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 124Bachelor’s 466Master’s 225Doctoral 17	124	466	225	17
Associate’s 31Bachelor’s 159Master’s 105Doctoral 17	31	159	105	17
Associate’s 21Bachelor’s 60Master’s 6Doctoral None reported	21	60	6	None reported
Associate’s 6Bachelor’s 47Master’s 23Doctoral None reported	6	47	23	None reported
Associate’s 34Bachelor’s 42Master’s 2Doctoral 0	34	42	2	0
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 37Master’s 0Doctoral 0	4	37	0	0
Associate’s 19Bachelor’s 34Master’s 33Doctoral None reported	19	34	33	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 15Master’s 24Doctoral None reported	0	15	24	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	3	15	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 10Master’s 22Doctoral None reported	None reported	10	22	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	7	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	6	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	4	5	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	None reported	4	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	4	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s 1Doctoral None reported	None reported	3	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s 0Doctoral None reported	None reported	0	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 6Doctoral None reported	None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	None reported	None reported	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

628 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

FAFSA due Oct 1

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $22,054
Required fees: $1,728
Food and housing: $9,654
Books and supplies: $840
Other expenses: $3,860
Total: $38,136

Total by year

$36,2562019–2019–20
$35,3282020–2120–21
$35,6702021–2221–22
$36,2782022–2322–23
$36,6222023–2423–24
$38,1362024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $20,540 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation9%

6-year graduation19%

Retention rate48%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$51,838

Median debt$23,106

Campus

Enrollment2,090

Student-faculty ratio10:1

SettingTown

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25