Baylor University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Baylor University is a private research university in Waco, TX (city setting), with 15,155 undergraduates (61% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 51% of 39,735 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1210–1400 on the SAT and 27–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $74,269 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $49,727 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.99 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Baylor University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,844
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 9 burglaries · 50 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 26 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Baylor University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Baylor University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 33 | 5 over | 6 | $3.4M | $102,982 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 43 | 9 over | 4 | $5.1M | $118,072 | 985 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $18M | $1,316,070 | 972 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 34 | 19 over | 6 | $9.3M | $274,382 | 981 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 994 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $41M | $347,882 | 974 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $1.6M | $148,694 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $1.7M | $208,185 | 986 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 27 | 2 over | 5 | $3.2M | $119,686 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 14 | 4 over | 2 | $2.2M | $156,878 | 965 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 13 | 3 over | 2 | $2M | $152,054 | 985 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 77 | 32 over | 1 | $3M | $39,129 | 988 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 131 | 86 over | 1 | $4.3M | $32,457 | 995 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 22 | 4 over | 5 | $3.1M | $141,972 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.