Waco, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in Waco, Texas, Baylor University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 20,626, made up of 14,915 undergraduates and 5,711 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Baylor University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 150 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 6,853 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
20,626
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
6,853
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
150
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 150
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,270
Master's degrees
1,372
Doctoral degrees (research)
293
Professional doctorates
615
Certificates under 1 year
196
Postbaccalaureate certificates
107
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,626
Undergraduates, fall 2024
14,915
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,711
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
22,994
Undergraduates, 2024-25
15,805
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,189
Full-time, 2024-25
89%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
61%
Men
39%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
President
Linda Livingstone
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization