unitid 223232 · Waco, TX · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Baylor University
- enrollment 2023
- 23,152
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
51%
20th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
14,785
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
12%
undergrads on Pell grants
7th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
80%
finish within 150% time
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$74,226
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$41,104
after aid, aided students
95th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$65,793
after entry, Title IV students
79th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,000
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $22,024 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k18%
- 30-48k12%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $80,000
- First-generation students
- 17%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $58,100
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 362 | $81,389 | $26,975 |
| Marketing. | 253 | $72,410 | $21,775 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 250 | $141,489 | — |
| Biology, General. | 236 | $63,803 | $23,850 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 229 | $77,785 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 223 | $77,023 | $22,866 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 195 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 188 | $98,333 | $23,000 |
| Social Work. | 186 | $58,549 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 174 | $64,645 | $23,860 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 171 | $94,352 | $20,500 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 166 | $65,917 | $25,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.