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Baylor University

Baylor University, or BU, is a private, Baptist-affiliated, research university located in Waco, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1845 and is the largest Baptist University in the world by enrollment. BU is a member of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The university is known for its programs in business, law, music, theology, and science.

BU offers bachelor, master, doctorate, and professional degrees through the following academic units:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School
  • Hankamer School of Business
  • Honors College
  • Law School
  • Louise Herrington School of Nursing
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering and Computer Science
  • School of Music
  • School of Social Work

BU has an active Greek life. There are over 20 fraternities and more than 8 sororities at Baylor. Many of the present Greek organizations were local clubs until 1977. This is when BU allowed national affiliations. Baylor has a high rate of male participation in Texas. More than 20% of males participate in the fraternities.

Campus Location

500 Speight Ave.
Waco, TX 76798
USA
Main Tel: (254) 710-1011
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Baylor University Highlights

Where Baylor University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Baptist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, therapy and counseling, business and management, media, real estate and construction management, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • High faculty salary.
  • Selective admissions.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor2,130101
Master47453
First-professional degree2042
Doctorale13318
Post-master's certificate71

Baylor Students

The student enrollment at Baylor was 14,174 in 2007 (13,829 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students, graduate students are 11%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 6%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 24,645
Room$ 3,554
Board$ 3,465
Books and supplies$ 1,548
Other$ 3,880

Financial Aid: Baylor participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  377
Without tenure; working toward tenure  185
Without tenure; tenure not available  251

Housing and Meals

Baylor provides on-campus housing for 4,669 of its 13,829 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.

Baylor Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Baylor is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.

Baylor offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 163 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 142 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Baylor Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men46%
Women43%
All44%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal550-650
Math560-660

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (577 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
  • Business/Commerce
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Finance
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • Insurance
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
  • Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations
  • Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (24 awarded)

  • Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

  • Environmental Studies

DESIGN (28 awarded)

  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (33 awarded)

  • Acting
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (232 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (63 awarded)

  • Archeology
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (118 awarded)

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Human Nutrition
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (52 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (147 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (334 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • English Composition
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Latin American Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (26 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (234 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Journalism
  • Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (41 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (59 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
  • Neuroscience
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (38 awarded)

  • Conducting
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music
  • Piano and Organ

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (138 awarded)

  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
  • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
  • Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (43 awarded)

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (15 awarded)

  • Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (129 awarded)

  • Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies

SCIENCE (249 awarded)

  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Biology
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (68 awarded)

  • Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (284 awarded)

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication Disorders
  • Educational Psychology
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (8 awarded)

  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

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