Colleges / Baylor University
College · Private nonprofit · Waco, TX · City
BU

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Religious affiliation
Address1320 S. 7th Street, Waco, TX 76798
Websitewww.baylor.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate51%
6-yr median pay$57k
Net price / yr$41k
Undergrad size14,785
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $41k/yr for a shot at a $57k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 51% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1329 · ACT 29.

If you get in

14,785 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $74k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $41k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$297k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$164k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$132k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.1k
Room & board
$15.3k
Books & supplies
$1,498

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$57k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
14,785
Location
Waco, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian9%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 80

What you can study.

Colleges / Baylor University
College · Private nonprofit · Waco, TX · City
BU

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Religious affiliation
Address1320 S. 7th Street, Waco, TX 76798
Websitewww.baylor.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate51%
6-yr median pay$57k
Net price / yr$41k
Undergrad size14,785
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $41k/yr for a shot at a $57k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 51% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1329 · ACT 29.

If you get in

14,785 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $74k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $41k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$297k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$164k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$132k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$58.1k
Room & board
$15.3k
Books & supplies
$1,498

How students pay for it.

Pell grants12%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans31%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention91%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr80%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$57k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$66k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
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
14,785
Location
Waco, TX
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Asian9%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students17%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$80k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 80

What you can study.