BUA

Baptist University of the Americas

San Antonio, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in San Antonio, Texas, Baptist University of the Americas is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 104, made up of 99 undergraduates and 5 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Baptist University of the Americas offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, General Studies, and Humanities. It awarded 27 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

104

Students enrolled

67%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

12:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 8

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

General Studies Associate 7 graduates
Humanities Bachelor 6 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management Bachelor 8 graduates

Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor 5 graduates

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Music Bachelor 1 graduate

Theology and Religious Vocations 3

Bible Certificate Online option
Religious Education Certificate
Theology Master Online option

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 67%
First-year retention, part-time students: 50%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 20
Associate degrees: 7

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 104
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 99
Graduate students, fall 2024: 5
Full-time, fall 2024: 85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 158
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 149
Graduate students, 2024-25: 9
Full-time, 2024-25: 80%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 54%
Men: 46%
White: 4%
Hispanic or Latino: 46%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 3%
International (U.S. nonresident): 44%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 2
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 11%
Students taking some online courses: 89%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Baptist
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
President: Abraham Jaquez
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit