Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Texas Christian's yield is 10 pts higher than Baylor's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    Baylor's SAT midpoint is 65 points higher than Texas Christian's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    Baylor is a bit larger (14,785 vs. 11,026)

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    Texas Christian has 3 pts more first-gen students than Baylor (20% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Baylor is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.57)

    Diversity index
  6. 6

    Texas Christian grads earn $2.6K more ten years out than Baylor's ($68,424 vs. $65,793)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Texas Christian admits 48%, Baylor 52%; Texas Christian's yield is higher, at 25%.

Acceptance rate
Texas Christian48%
Baylor52%
Quad's selectivity
  • Texas ChristianVery selective
  • BaylorVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Texas Christian
1110–1330
Baylor
1190–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Texas ChristianRigor and GPA very important
  • BaylorRigor, GPA, and tests very important

Who's on each campus

Baylor is a bit larger than Texas Christian (14,785 vs. 11,026 undergrads); Texas Christian has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Texas Christian11K
Baylor14.8K
Pell Grant share
Texas Christian14%
Baylor12%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Texas Christian, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Baylor; Texas Christian has 14 students per faculty member to Baylor's 15.

Students per faculty member
Texas Christian14 to 1
Baylor15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Texas ChristianFinance, General11%
  • BaylorRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse9%

What each costs

Baylor costs about $1.4K less a year than Texas Christian on average; grants cover the same share of the price at both, 36%.

Average cost, all students
Texas Christian$49K
Baylor$47.5K
Aid generosity
Texas Christian36%
Baylor36%

What each pays off

Texas Christian's former students earn more, a median $68.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Texas Christian$68.4K
Baylor$65.8K
Graduation rate
Texas Christian82%
Baylor81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Texas ChristianGrowing+31%
  • BaylorGrowing+38%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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