Baylor University
Waco, Texas · Website
$65,793
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,793
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Baylor University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Waco, Texas with 14,785 undergraduates and 5,711 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,104 a year (tuition and fees $58,100). It admits 51% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,793 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,104
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$58,100
US median $11,837
Admission rate
51%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,000
About $244 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,793
Rank 516 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $41,104
- Tuition and fees
- $58,100
- Cost of attendance
- $74,226
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 31%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,024
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,530
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $33,902
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $38,852
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $47,895
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,198 in 2015-16 to $58,100 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1,329
- SAT reading, middle
- 625
- SAT math, middle
- 630
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 14,785
- Graduate students
- 5,711
- Part-time students
- 1.6%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 183
- Endowment
- $2.1B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 516 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,104 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $58,100 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 51% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,000 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,532 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,793 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
183 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 362 | $22,362 | $75,213 | $89,510 | $88,910 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 253 | $21,525 | $57,162 | $78,398 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 250 | $54,384 | $109,356 | $130,178 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 236 | $23,165 | $24,408 | $57,155 | $57,214 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 229 | $42,969 | $64,046 | $65,075 | $67,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 223 | $21,500 | $63,438 | $85,961 | $68,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 195 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 188 | $21,500 | $67,909 | $102,812 | $83,343 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 186 | $37,754 | $51,193 | $61,272 | $65,123 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 174 | $23,250 | $43,740 | $58,915 | $56,359 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $20,495 | $68,187 | $102,011 | $76,194 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 166 | $25,000 | $30,164 | $68,460 | $61,911 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $25,000 | $27,785 | $65,090 | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 142 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 140 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $23,000 | $70,873 | $96,148 | $83,290 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $19,012 | $59,052 | $86,363 | $61,027 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 114 | $22,056 | $68,048 | $109,055 | $95,833 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $25,000 | $32,981 | $61,578 | $63,293 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $19,681 | $38,174 | $63,909 | $58,928 |
| Curriculum and InstructionDoctoral | Doctoral | 98 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,031 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $26,500 | $30,496 | $49,661 | $65,466 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $27,000 | $24,100 | $53,927 | $62,451 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $15,000 | $74,886 | $124,434 | $68,407 |
| Behavioral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 77 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Baylor University cost?
$41,104 a year is the average net price at Baylor University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $58,100, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $74,226. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,024 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Baylor University?
51% of applicants are admitted to Baylor University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,329 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Baylor University graduates earn?
$65,793 a year is the median pay of former Baylor University students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,532 after 6 years). That ranks 516 of 5,094 US colleges and 22 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $114,017.
How much student debt do Baylor University graduates have?
$23,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Baylor University graduates, about $244 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 31% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Baylor University?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Baylor University finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Baylor University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (362 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (253 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (250 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 183 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.