Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (9% of graduates). 15 students for every faculty member, more than at 66% of colleges. 67% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,852 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
4,270 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 34% of graduates; 89 programs in 26 fields awarded at least one.
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38018.7% 371Graduates in this field earn $89,510 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.5% 278Graduates in this field earn $57,155 4 years out
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 51.11996.5% 278Graduates in this field earn $68,460 4 years out
- Communication, General 09.01006.2% 266Graduates in this field earn $58,915 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08015.7% 242Graduates in this field earn $102,812 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 15% → 20% of graduates since 2014–15 (861 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Computer Science$128,411 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $82,714
4 years after completion$128,411National median: $107,009Above typical4 years out, Pell: $89,929 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 45 graduates, two most recent years combined
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$125,167 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $84,271
4 years after completion$125,167National median: $75,399Above typicalMedian federal debt: $20,500 · 63 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business/Commerce, General$124,434 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $74,886
4 years after completion$124,434National median: $68,407Above typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $91,933(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $15,000 · 139 graduates, two most recent years combined
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,812 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $67,909
4 years after completion$102,812National median: $83,343Above typical4 years out, Pell: $82,945 · Non-Pell: $87,079(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,500 · 369 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$102,011 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $68,187
4 years after completion$102,011National median: $76,194Above typical4 years out, Pell: $78,711 · Non-Pell: $82,477(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $20,495 · 319 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 14 to 1 in its Common Data Set.
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
52%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 9% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 365 | 13% |
| 10–19 | 1,048 | 38% |
| 20–29 | 703 | 26% |
| 30–39 | 247 | 9% |
| 40–49 | 132 | 5% |
| 50–99 | 190 | 7% |
| 100+ | 49 | 2% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Double major
- Domestic exchange program
- Honors program
- Internships
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.
$107,983
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Baylor University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Baylor University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
