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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Location Plainview, TX
Population 25,000
Website http://www.wbu.edu
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Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,564
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 91%
From Region 5%
Athletes 47.6%

Racial/Ethnic

White 30%
Hispanic 26%
Black 18%
Native American 4%
International 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 60.7% 60.7% 2012 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2013 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2014 Men: 60.1% 60.1% 2015 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2016 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2017 Men: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Men: 68.3% 68.3% 2019 Men: 69.5% 69.5% 2020 Men: 65.4% 65.4% 2021 Men: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Men: 68.7% 68.7% 2023 Men: 61.9% 61.9% 2024 Men: 64.3% 64.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2014 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2015 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2016 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2017 Black: 13.3% 13.3% 2018 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2019 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2020 Black: 14.6% 14.6% 2021 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2022 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2023 Black: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Black: 19.3% 19.3% 2011 Hispanic: 21.6% 21.6% 2012 Hispanic: 24.2% 24.2% 2013 Hispanic: 28.3% 28.3% 2014 Hispanic: 22.8% 22.8% 2015 Hispanic: 28.5% 28.5% 2016 Hispanic: 38.4% 38.4% 2017 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2018 Hispanic: 30.6% 30.6% 2019 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2020 Hispanic: 34.5% 34.5% 2021 Hispanic: 30.3% 30.3% 2022 Hispanic: 35.1% 35.1% 2023 Hispanic: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Hispanic: 36.8% 36.8% 2011 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 White: 70.6% 70.6% 2013 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2014 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2015 White: 51.4% 51.4% 2016 White: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2018 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2019 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2020 White: 37.7% 37.7% 2021 White: 41.9% 41.9% 2022 White: 32.6% 32.6% 2023 White: 32.8% 32.8% 2024 White: 32.1% 32.1% 2011 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2015 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 3.2% 3.2%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Native: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Native: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Native: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2025 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2025 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2021 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2022 Black: 15.8% 15.8% 2023 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2024 Black: 15.7% 15.7% 2025 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2020 Hispanic: 34.3% 34.3% 2021 Hispanic: 35.5% 35.5% 2022 Hispanic: 36.7% 36.7% 2023 Hispanic: 35.5% 35.5% 2024 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2025 Hispanic: 26.3% 26.3% 2020 White: 33.8% 33.8% 2021 White: 30.8% 30.8% 2022 White: 30.0% 30.0% 2023 White: 29.0% 29.0% 2024 White: 28.7% 28.7% 2025 White: 30.3% 30.3% 2020 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2021 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2025 International: 4.3% 4.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wayland Baptist University 466 45% / 55% 2% $58,448 63 91%
Computer Information Systems 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,720 83 —
Computer Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $76,747 87 —
Cybersecurity 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $64,060 74 —
Chemistry 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,524 67 —
Mathematics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Biology 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $55,483 57 —
Molecular Biology 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $57,605 62 —
Environmental Science — — — — $50,204 42 —
Environmental Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $49,848 41 —
Athletic Training — — — — $59,702 66 —
Health Sciences 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $59,120 65 —
Kinesiology 7 — 29% / 71% 29% $53,001 50 —
Nursing 23 — 26% / 74% 0% $107,714 99 100%
Business Administration 142 +1 49% / 51% 3% $59,260 65 92%
Digital Marketing — — — — $58,120 63 —
Finance — — — — $66,847 78 —
Human Resources Management — — — — $59,092 65 —
Human Resources Management 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $58,680 64 —
Logistics 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $59,260 65 92%
Sport Management 8 — 100% / 0% 25% $51,334 46 —
American Government and Politics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,900 60 —
Behavioral Sciences 2 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Christian Studies 15 +1 73% / 27% 0% $47,092 33 —
English 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,432 34 —
General Studies — — — — $65,349 76 85%
History 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,397 43 —
Human Services 34 — 15% / 85% 0% $44,959 27 92%
Humanities 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,349 76 85%
Liberal Arts 37 — 65% / 35% 0% $65,349 76 85%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,129 42 —
Psychology 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $47,839 35 —
Sociology — +1 — — $50,046 42 —
Early Childhood Education 21 — 5% / 95% 0% $42,609 20 91%
Elementary Education 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $42,609 20 91%
English Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,643 28 —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,609 20 91%
Physical Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,602 28 —
STEM Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $42,609 20 91%
Science Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,570 28 —
Social Studies Education 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Teacher Education, Subject Areas — — — — $43,758 23 —
Architecture 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Art 5 — 20% / 80% 20% — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,141 45 —
Graphic Design 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,307 25 —
Music 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,266 15 —
Music Performance — — — — $40,297 15 —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,429 34 —
Criminal Justice 50 — 58% / 42% 0% $57,973 62 88%
Intelligence 5 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Military Applied Sciences — — — — $82,298 91 —
Military Technologies — — — — $81,774 90 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,351
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 44%
4-Year Graduation Rate 9%
6-Year Graduation Rate 19%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 37.4% 37.4% 2012 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2013 Graduated: 33.2% 33.2% 2014 Graduated: 32.0% 32.0% 2015 Graduated: 32.7% 32.7% 2016 Graduated: 23.6% 23.6% 2017 Graduated: 20.1% 20.1% 2018 Graduated: 23.6% 23.6% 2019 Graduated: 23.2% 23.2% 2020 Graduated: 24.6% 24.6% 2021 Graduated: 25.1% 25.1% 2022 Graduated: 19.0% 19.0% 2023 Graduated: 19.2% 19.2% 2024 Graduated: 19.3% 19.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2012 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2013 Men: 26.3% 26.3% 2014 Men: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2016 Men: 19.2% 19.2% 2017 Men: 17.4% 17.4% 2018 Men: 16.3% 16.3% 2019 Men: 21.6% 21.6% 2020 Men: 18.2% 18.2% 2021 Men: 16.9% 16.9% 2022 Men: 13.8% 13.8% 2023 Men: 17.8% 17.8% 2024 Men: 16.4% 16.4% 2011 Women: 41.9% 41.9% 2012 Women: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Women: 39.5% 39.5% 2014 Women: 36.4% 36.4% 2015 Women: 41.7% 41.7% 2016 Women: 28.6% 28.6% 2017 Women: 24.4% 24.4% 2018 Women: 36.4% 36.4% 2019 Women: 26.8% 26.8% 2020 Women: 34.2% 34.2% 2021 Women: 38.6% 38.6% 2022 Women: 28.3% 28.3% 2023 Women: 22.0% 22.0% 2024 Women: 26.6% 26.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2015 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2016 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2017 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2018 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2019 Black: 15.2% 15.2% 2020 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2022 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2023 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2011 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2012 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2013 Hispanic: 15.7% 15.7% 2014 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2015 Hispanic: 21.3% 21.3% 2016 Hispanic: 16.1% 16.1% 2017 Hispanic: 20.7% 20.7% 2018 Hispanic: 19.3% 19.3% 2019 Hispanic: 18.2% 18.2% 2020 Hispanic: 26.8% 26.8% 2021 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8% 2022 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2023 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2024 Hispanic: 17.5% 17.5% 2011 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2012 White: 38.9% 38.9% 2013 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2014 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2015 White: 40.0% 40.0% 2016 White: 31.1% 31.1% 2017 White: 22.2% 22.2% 2018 White: 32.6% 32.6% 2019 White: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 White: 29.2% 29.2% 2021 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2022 White: 30.1% 30.1% 2023 White: 28.1% 28.1% 2024 White: 26.7% 26.7% 2011 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2020 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2022 International: 22.2% 22.2% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 33.3% 33.3%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 35.8% 167 51% / 49% 4% $58,846 64 92%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.2% 113 42% / 58% 0% $53,746 52 88%
Professional 12.0% 56 62% / 38% 0% $57,973 62 88%
Education 9.9% 46 17% / 83% 0% $42,888 21 91%
Health Sciences 9.4% 44 25% / 75% 5% $83,548 91 100%
Computer Science 3.4% 16 81% / 19% 0% $68,189 79 —
Arts 2.4% 11 45% / 55% 9% $45,490 28 —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.5% 7 29% / 71% 0% $56,392 59 —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 4 25% / 75% 0% $49,848 41 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 50% / 50% 0% $60,524 67 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 14 #95 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 14 #431 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Acceptance: 94.8% 94.8% 2013 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6% 2014 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2015 Acceptance: 98.7% 98.7% 2016 Acceptance: 99.8% 99.8% 2017 Acceptance: 98.8% 98.8% 2018 Acceptance: 98.0% 98.0% 2019 Acceptance: 97.5% 97.5% 2020 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2021 Acceptance: 80.8% 80.8% 2022 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2023 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1% 2024 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2011 Yield: 62.8% 62.8% 2012 Yield: 80.0% 80.0% 2013 Yield: 60.7% 60.7% 2014 Yield: 60.9% 60.9% 2015 Yield: 58.7% 58.7% 2016 Yield: 53.5% 53.5% 2017 Yield: 46.6% 46.6% 2018 Yield: 48.5% 48.5% 2019 Yield: 40.2% 40.2% 2020 Yield: 40.7% 40.7% 2021 Yield: 38.2% 38.2% 2022 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2023 Yield: 27.1% 27.1% 2024 Yield: 32.0% 32.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 606 606 2012 Applicants: 2,247 2,247 2013 Applicants: 581 581 2014 Applicants: 531 531 2015 Applicants: 542 542 2016 Applicants: 640 640 2017 Applicants: 645 645 2018 Applicants: 663 663 2019 Applicants: 635 635 2020 Applicants: 900 900 2021 Applicants: 733 733 2022 Applicants: 1,311 1,311 2023 Applicants: 1,974 1,974 2024 Applicants: 1,939 1,939 2011 Admitted: 600 600 2012 Admitted: 2,130 2,130 2013 Admitted: 573 573 2014 Admitted: 519 519 2015 Admitted: 535 535 2016 Admitted: 639 639 2017 Admitted: 637 637 2018 Admitted: 650 650 2019 Admitted: 619 619 2020 Admitted: 733 733 2021 Admitted: 592 592 2022 Admitted: 914 914 2023 Admitted: 1,067 1,067 2024 Admitted: 1,085 1,085 2011 Enrolled: 377 377 2012 Enrolled: 1,703 1,703 2013 Enrolled: 348 348 2014 Enrolled: 316 316 2015 Enrolled: 314 314 2016 Enrolled: 342 342 2017 Enrolled: 297 297 2018 Enrolled: 315 315 2019 Enrolled: 249 249 2020 Enrolled: 298 298 2021 Enrolled: 226 226 2022 Enrolled: 262 262 2023 Enrolled: 289 289 2024 Enrolled: 347 347

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
700 800 900 1000 1100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 790 790 2012 25th: 850 850 2013 25th: 810 810 2014 25th: 830 830 2015 25th: 765 765 2016 25th: 770 770 2017 25th: 910 910 2018 25th: 890 890 2019 25th: 880 880 2020 25th: 900 900 2011 75th: 990 990 2012 75th: 1090 1090 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1050 1050 2015 75th: 1005 1005 2016 75th: 1040 1040 2017 75th: 1060 1060 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1060 1060 2020 75th: 1090 1090

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 470 470 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 390 390 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 500 500 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 515 515 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 380 380 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 375 375 2016 25th: 380 380 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 490 490 2016 75th: 510 510 2017 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 550 550

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.