Baylor University
Waco, TX · Private nonprofit51.3%
Acceptance rate
1,313
SAT Average
$41,942
Avg net price
15,007
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 4,270Master’s 1,372Doctoral 908 |
| Bachelor’s 1,018Master’s 338Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 861Master’s 382Doctoral 510 |
| Bachelor’s 457Master’s 25Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 350Master’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 290Master’s 17Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 165Master’s 39Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 160Master’s 42Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 134Master’s 36Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 128Master’s 25Doctoral 18 |
| Bachelor’s 110Master’s 80Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 104Master’s 67Doctoral 136 |
| Bachelor’s 90Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 69Master’s 2Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 50Master’s 32Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s 11Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 24Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 39Master’s 6Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s 2Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 32Master’s 2Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s 124Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s 70Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 13Doctoral 123 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big 12 Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
555 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
November 1 Binding (Early Decision)
This is a decision plan for those that have Baylor as their first choice for college. With this agreement, the student, a parent and a high school counselor must sign a contract stating that the student will deposit and enroll at Baylor upon acceptance.
Binding
November 1 Non-Binding (Early Action)
February 1 Non-Binding (Regular Decision)
FAFSA due Nov 1 · FAFSA due Feb 1
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $58,100
- Required fees
- $0
- Food and housing
- $15,314
- Books and supplies
- $1,498
- Other expenses
- $3,904
- Total
- $78,816
- $64,8802019–2019–20
- $67,0802020–2120–21
- $68,1262021–2221–22
- $70,1712022–2322–23
- $74,2692023–2423–24
- $78,8162024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $41,942 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 58%
- Average share of need met
- 70.5%
- Average need-based grant
- $39,483
- Required forms
- CSS Profile
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
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- 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
Every figure below is read directly from Baylor University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Baylor University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Baylor University runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Baylor University admits in-state applicants at 51.5%, out-of-state applicants at 54.5%, and international applicants at 49.6%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,552 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 55% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 45%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
47% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
22% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 49% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 49% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Baylor University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
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
Nonacademic
- 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
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
Baylor University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Baylor University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $41,942 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,045 of 3,549 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Baylor University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Baylor University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
90.6% of Baylor University’s first-years return for a second year and 80.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03