Wayland Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Baptist
Population 25,000

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 628 (44.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wayland Baptist University 466 45% 31% 3% 14% 32% 2% $61,377 14 -0.48 62 92% 5.9%
Computer Information Systems 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,312 6 -1.36 77 — — — — —
Computer Science 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,535 2 -1.59 77 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 10 — 80% 40% 0% 30% 10% 0% $67,624 6 -1.38 73 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $67,021 29 -0.44 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,277 18 -0.79 67 — — — — —
Biology 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $62,761 31 -0.43 65 — — — — —
Molecular Biology 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $66,415 22 -0.45 71 — — — — —
Environmental Science — — — — — — — — $56,648 40 -0.25 51 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 — 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% $56,064 38 -0.32 49 — — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $70,415 51 +0.00 77 — — — — —
Health Sciences 14 — 21% 21% 7% 29% 43% 0% $66,727 48 -0.12 72 — — — — —
Kinesiology 7 — 29% 29% 0% 0% 29% 29% $58,750 41 -0.35 56 — — — — —
Nursing 23 — 26% 26% 9% 22% 22% 0% $107,713 93 +1.54 98 100% — — — —
Business Administration 142 +1 49% 29% 4% 19% 26% 3% $68,128 33 -0.49 74 91% 5.4% — — —
Digital Marketing — — — — — — — — $67,303 18 -0.80 72 — — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $73,355 9 -0.89 80 — — — — —
Human Resources Management — — — — — — — — $67,383 22 -0.62 73 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 10 — 20% 50% 0% 20% 20% 0% $66,831 21 -0.66 72 — — — — —
Logistics 7 — 71% 29% 0% 0% 57% 0% $68,128 5 -1.39 74 91% 5.4% — — —
Sport Management 8 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 25% 25% $57,459 38 -0.40 53 — — — — —
Christian Studies 15 +1 73% 67% 0% 13% 20% 0% $44,032 18 -0.84 18 — — — — —
English 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $43,233 8 -1.12 16 — — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $57,342 61 +0.00 53 89% 5.1% — — —
History 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $46,300 7 -1.04 23 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 37 — 65% 32% 3% 16% 41% 0% $57,342 61 +0.00 53 89% 5.1% — — —
American Government and Politics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,183 19 -0.81 62 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,817 6 -1.25 25 — — — — —
Human Services 34 — 15% 29% 0% 18% 32% 0% $35,596 3 -2.09 6 88% 9.6% — — —
Humanities 5 — 0% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $57,342 58 +0.04 53 89% 5.1% — — —
Media Arts 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,460 7 -1.25 29 — — — — —
Psychology 10 — 30% 40% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,803 3 -1.56 20 — — — — —
Sociology — +1 — — — — — — $46,739 6 -0.92 24 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 21 — 5% 14% 10% 10% 38% 0% $39,490 1 -1.90 10 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 14 — 7% 29% 0% 14% 36% 0% $39,490 1 -1.90 10 96% — — — —
English Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,253 2 -2.00 13 — — — — —
Middle School Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $39,490 2 -1.83 10 96% — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $41,563 0 -2.00 13 — — — — —
STEM Education 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $39,490 0 -1.75 10 96% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,453 1 -1.56 13 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $41,335 0 -2.35 13 — — — — —
Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $39,490 2 -1.83 10 96% — — — —
Teacher Education, Subject Areas — — — — — — — — $40,439 3 -1.72 11 — — — — —
Architecture 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,567 16 -0.75 62 — — — — —
Art 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $44,908 41 -0.21 20 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,529 18 -0.69 21 — — — — —
Graphic Design 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $47,785 16 -0.96 27 — — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,778 49 +0.00 24 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $47,076 51 +0.04 25 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,896 29 -0.52 14 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 50 — 58% 22% 0% 8% 40% 0% $70,294 95 +1.43 77 95% 5.8% — — —
Intelligence 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,449 26 -0.84 73 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,580 63 +0.32 93 — — — — —
Military Applied Sciences — — — — — — — — $67,445 26 -0.84 73 — — — — —
Military Technologies — — — — — — — — $67,420 26 -0.84 73 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $25,351
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 35.8% 167 51% 30% 4% 17% 27% 4% $67,539 19 -0.54 73 91% 5.4%
Humanities 12.7% 59 63% 42% 2% 14% 37% 0% $52,492 35 -0.34 40 89% 5.1%
Professional 12.0% 56 62% 27% 0% 7% 38% 0% $70,438 56 +1.21 77 95% 5.8%
Social Sciences 11.6% 54 19% 31% 2% 11% 33% 0% $40,916 0 -1.70 12 88% 9.0%
Education 9.9% 46 17% 26% 4% 9% 39% 0% $39,741 1 -1.91 10 96% —
Health Sciences 9.4% 44 25% 25% 7% 20% 30% 5% $86,882 81 +0.71 90 100% —
Computer Science 3.4% 16 81% 38% 0% 19% 25% 0% $68,688 1 -1.43 74 — —
Arts 2.4% 11 45% 45% 0% 9% 27% 9% $46,898 27 -0.44 25 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.5% 7 29% 14% 0% 14% 71% 0% $64,327 34 -0.44 68 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 4 25% 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% $56,064 33 -0.32 49 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $65,649 14 -0.62 70 — —

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 #430 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $1.3M $1.3M $33K
Baseball 108 $969K $922K $46K
Track & Field (combined) 82 $458K $455K $3K
Basketball 63 $710K $664K $46K
Soccer 48 $524K $518K $6K
Wrestling 33 $335K $331K $4K
Other Sports 16 $88K $87K $1K
Golf 6 $207K $195K $12K
Total 439 $4.6M $4.5M $153K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 37 $451K $438K $12K
Wrestling 34 $325K $321K $4K
Soccer 32 $336K $332K $4K
Basketball 31 $668K $605K $63K
Track & Field (combined) 25 $271K $240K $31K
Volleyball 22 $401K $375K $26K
Beach Volleyball 13 $352K $352K $0
Other Sports 11 $61K $60K $713
Golf 3 $119K $113K $5K
Total 189 $3.0M $2.8M $148K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 142 $1.3M $1.3M $33K
Baseball 108 $969K $922K $46K
Track & Field (combined) 107 $729K $695K $34K
Basketball 94 $1.4M $1.3M $109K
Soccer 80 $861K $850K $11K
Wrestling 67 $661K $652K $8K
Softball 37 $451K $438K $12K
Other Sports 27 $149K $148K $1K
Volleyball 22 $401K $375K $26K
Beach Volleyball 13 $352K $352K $0
Golf 9 $327K $309K $18K
Total 628 $8.2M $7.9M $301K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional