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Baylor University

The Baylor University Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 7 reports on file, 2018–2024; the latest is 2024-25. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

In its 2024-25 report, Baylor University says 46,946 first-year students applied and 24,075 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 51%. 3,427 admitted students enrolled (14% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 1160–1340 and ACT of 25–31. Early decision: 491 of 640 applicants admitted (77%). Waitlist: 3,354 offered a spot, 756 accepted one, and 241 admitted from it.

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WACO, TXIPEDS 223232CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§7 reports2018–2024
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2024-25
Fillable PDFOn the page
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2023-24
Flat PDFOn the page
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2022-23
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,160
Median1,250
75th1,340
§ 44% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th25
Median28
75th31
§ 23% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 51%SAT SUBMIT 44%ACT SUBMIT 23%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offered
Likely ED share of class14%491 ED admits / 3,427 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple1.5x77% ED vs 51% all other rounds
Seats left after ED2,936of 3,427 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate51%23,584 admitted from 46,306 applicants
§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

Early Decision
Applicants640reported count
Admits49177%
Class seats491assumes ED admits enroll
All other rounds
Applicants46,306reported count
Admits23,58451%
Class seats2,93612% estimated yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
Early Decision64049177%491Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds46,30623,58451%2,936All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 14%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
§ Wait list attrition

23% joined after being offered a spot. 32% of students who joined were admitted. 7% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot3,354
Accepted a wait-list spot756
Admitted from wait list241
Joined after being offered23%
Admitted after joining32%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients1,433Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$17,382H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$41,104Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $28,056.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio15EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
24075ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate51%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
46946ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3421ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3427ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile27ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile30ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile32ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate18%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile610ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile650ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile700ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile590ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile650ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile700ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate32%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3706DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded280DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded1239DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$58,100COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$0COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$58,100COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$78,816DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$78,816DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$1,961,763,000F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$2,103,057,000F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$203,873,000F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$31,355,000F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-90,771,000F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$-3,163,000F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment14566DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment5711DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment349DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment20626DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment14915DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate99%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,332SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$15,571SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,727SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate10%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate38%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate10%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityWacoHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameBaylor UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateTexasHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years68%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years79%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years80%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate91%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time80%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate50%EF2024D.RET_PCP
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$65,793
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
80%
6-year completion
Average net price
$41,104
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,000
federal loans only
Nonpayment
8%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$44,166$44k
MEDIAN
$65,793$66k
P75
$94,158$94k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$22,024
$30,001 – $48,000
$21,530
$48,001 – $75,000
$33,902
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$38,852
$110,001 and up
$47,895
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
68%
6-yr grad
80%
8-yr grad
82%
Retention
91%
Pell grad
71%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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