Baylor University

Baylor University is a private university in Waco, Texas, that was founded in 1845 and is the longest running university in Texas. It also holds the title for being one of the first educational institutions that are located west of the Mississippi river in the US.

Baylor University is home to over 16,000 students that come to Baylor from all over the US and Columbia and more than 90 countries. 

Baylor University students continue to be awarded highly sought after scholarships and fellowships at the National and International level for Critical Language study and Cultural Exploration. These include Baylor students getting Boren Awards, Critical Language Scholarships and a Fulbright UK Summer Institutes award.

Ranking

• Baylor maintained its status as a Top 50 private university (No. 47).

•  Baylor also made major strides forward in categories such as First-Year Experience (ranked No. 10 nationally), Learning Communities (No. 6), Best Undergraduate Teaching (No. 16) and Undergraduate Research (No. 21).

• It has also found its place in the Top 10 most trusted universities.

Student life

Baylor University’s university clubs and organizations provide each and every student with an opportunity to become engaged with an organization that shares his or her interests. Every semester, students engage in various intramural sports that help them stay active, build teams within campus organizations, sororities/fraternities, residence halls, and personal friend groups.

Schools and Colleges 

• College of Arts and Sciences

• Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

• George W. Truett Theological Seminary 

• Graduate School

• Hankamer School of Business

• Honors College

• Law School

• Louise Herrington School of Nursing

• School of Music 

• Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences 

• School of Education

• School of Engineering and Computer Science