Marshall, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
East Texas Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Marshall, Texas. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,813, made up of 1,634 undergraduates and 179 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
East Texas Baptist University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Business Administration and Management, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 412 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 20 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Mission
As a Christ-centered institution, East Texas Baptist University educates students by integrating biblical faith and learning to develop mind, body, and soul through community engagement to prepare graduates to be Christian servant leaders in their calling to God and humanity.
Key figures
1,813
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
412
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 65
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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
324
Master's degrees
85
Certificates under 1 year
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,813
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,634
Graduate students, fall 2024
179
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,974
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,737
Graduate students, 2024-25
237
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
20
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Southwest Conference
President
J. Blair Blackburn
Services and opportunities
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