- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TXTown: remoteZIP 79072Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wbu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wayland Baptist University
Wayland Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Plainview, Texas, with 2,041 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 20% within six years and costs $23,421 a year after aid.
20%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention44%
4-year graduation13%
Pell Grant share50%
Federal loans48%
$23,421net price / year
56%admission rate
—average SAT
20%graduate in 6 years
$55,564median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#1,003 of 1,704 for earnings#1,126 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,655 of 1,738 for graduation rate#310 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $38,355tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $23,902
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,902
- Average net price
- $23,421national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,129
$30,001–48,000$22,948
$48,001–75,000$22,319
$75,001–110,000$22,548
$110,001+$28,083
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college44%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college20%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college50%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 20%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 13%
- First-year retention
- 44%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 45%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,801
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,564middle 50%: $37,098–$79,772
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,772
Median, Wayland Baptist University$55,564
Lower quarter$37,098
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,041
- Part-time
- 30%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 29.8
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 50%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,999 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,561
- Endowment, end of year
- $122,050,796
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White29%
Hispanic28%
Black19%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.6%
Unknown12%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting14%
Liberal arts & humanities13%
Education9.0%
Public administration & social service9.0%
Health professions7.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.0%
Philosophy & religious studies2.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 229780. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7975912.