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Summary
Wayland Baptist University is a private institution that was founded in 1908. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,341, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 80 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Wayland Baptist University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 72. Its tuition and fees are $14,630 (2012-13).
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Wayland has both an academic and a service mission. Its academic mission is to prepare in a Christian environment broadly educated individuals who can move productively into a variety of professions or into further academic pursuits. Academic programs are designed to include a combination of educational breadth and specific career or discipline preparation. The Wayland experience is guided by a dedicated, well-qualified, accessible faculty who value teaching and learning, who exhibit both reverence and enthusiasm for that truth which has its ultimate source in God, and who endeavor to relate the higher education experience to the human condition. |
General Information
| School type | private |
| Year founded | 1908 |
| Religious affiliation | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | rural |
| 2011 Endowment | $83,585,729 |
Applying
When applying to Wayland Baptist University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due August 1. The application fee at Wayland Baptist University is $35. It is less selective, with an acceptance rate of 98.8 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | less selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 98.8% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | August 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Wayland Baptist University is 10:1, and the school has 69.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wayland Baptist University include: Education, Other; Business Administration and Management, General; Music, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Christian Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 60.8 percent.
Student Life
Wayland Baptist University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,341, with a gender distribution of 54.1 percent male students and 45.9 percent female students. At this school, 51.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 49.0 percent of students live off campus. Wayland Baptist University is part of the NAIA athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | 1,725 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NAIA |
Campus Info & Services
Wayland Baptist University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, and health service. Wayland Baptist University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Wayland Baptist University, 57 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Wayland Baptist University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 57% |
| Health insurance offered | No |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Wayland Baptist University, 75.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $8,632.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $14,630 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $4,246 (2011-12) |
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* Overview details based on 2011 data
