How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Baylor University admits about 51.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,200 and 1,400, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 12.4% receive Pell Grants and 17.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 9.3% of the student body. The six-year graduation rate is 80.0%, with 69.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #552 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admissions selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While Baylor University enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the institution's admission rate and test-score profile indicate a more selective admissions environment compared with broad-access public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $56,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Baylor University in the 85.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #633 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's outcomes for low-income students and the scale at which those outcomes are delivered. Baylor University's combination of selective admissions with solid earnings performance for low-income graduates positions it as an institution where students from disadvantaged backgrounds who gain admission tend to complete and earn competitively, though the admission volume limits the absolute number of low-income students who benefit from that pathway.
Baylor University admits about 51.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,200 and 1,400, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 12.4% receive Pell Grants and 17.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 9.3% of the student body. The six-year graduation rate is 80.0%, with 69.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #552 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admissions selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While Baylor University enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the institution's admission rate and test-score profile indicate a more selective admissions environment compared with broad-access public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $56,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Baylor University in the 85.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #633 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's outcomes for low-income students and the scale at which those outcomes are delivered. Baylor University's combination of selective admissions with solid earnings performance for low-income graduates positions it as an institution where students from disadvantaged backgrounds who gain admission tend to complete and earn competitively, though the admission volume limits the absolute number of low-income students who benefit from that pathway.
Baylor University admits about 51.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,200 and 1,400, and ACT scores typically fall between 27 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 12.4% receive Pell Grants and 17.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 9.3% of the student body. The six-year graduation rate is 80.0%, with 69.7% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #552 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's admissions selectivity and the composition of its enrolled student body. While Baylor University enrolls meaningful shares of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, the institution's admission rate and test-score profile indicate a more selective admissions environment compared with broad-access public universities. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $56,600 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing Baylor University in the 85.6 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Baylor University #633 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's outcomes for low-income students and the scale at which those outcomes are delivered. Baylor University's combination of selective admissions with solid earnings performance for low-income graduates positions it as an institution where students from disadvantaged backgrounds who gain admission tend to complete and earn competitively, though the admission volume limits the absolute number of low-income students who benefit from that pathway.
