College · Private nonprofit · San Antonio, TX · City
Baptist University of the Americas
San Antonio, TX
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$27k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size99
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $27k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
99 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $14k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$55k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$44k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$11k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $9.2k
- Room & board
- $7.7k
- Books & supplies
- $600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans10%
Share taking out federal student loans.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention60%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$27k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$38k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out20%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 99
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
- Region
- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Association for Biblical Higher Education
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic82%
- Asian8%
- White7%
- Black3%
First-gen students55%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 6
What you can study.