Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Baylor is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.2% of undergraduate students being women and 39.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 15,191, with 9,138 women and 6,053 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Baylor is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.6% of undergraduate students being women and 34.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 5,435, with 3,564 women and 1,871 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.8% 6,053 students
- women 60.2% 9,138 students
Graduate Students
- men 34.4% 1,871 students
- women 65.6% 3,564 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 60.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 9,202 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 15.9% of the student body, with 2,404 students. Asian students represent 8.8% of the population, with 1,330 students, while African American students account for 5.1%, with 765 students. Mixed race students account for 5.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 756 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 22 students.
International students make up 3.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 557 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.7% of the population, totaling 111 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Baylor.
Undergraduate Students
- White 60.8% 9,202 students
- Hispanic 15.9% 2,404 students
- Asian 8.8% 1,330 students
- African American 5.1% 765 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 756 students
- International students 3.7% 557 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 111 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 22 students
Graduate Students
- White 58.7% 3,169 students
- Hispanic 14.3% 774 students
- African American 11.7% 630 students
- International students 5.7% 306 students
- Asian 4.2% 225 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 178 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 118 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.9% 192 students
- Hispanic 22.6% 82 students
- Asian 7.2% 26 students
- African American 7.2% 26 students
- Mixed race 5.8% 21 students
- International students 3.9% 14 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 48% 7,356 students
- 20-21 40% 6,067 students
- 22-24 8% 1,198 students
- 25-29 1% 178 students
- 30-34 0% 66 students
- 40-49 0% 29 students
- 35-39 0% 26 students
- 50-64 0% 14 students
- 22-24 29% 1,567 students
- 25-29 28% 1,499 students
- 30-34 15% 830 students
- 40-49 12% 646 students
- 35-39 10% 527 students
- 50-64 5% 252 students
- 20-21 2% 101 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Baylor University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,362 | 56.94% | |
| California | 464 | 11.19% | |
| Colorado | 150 | 3.62% | |
| Illinois | 109 | 2.63% | |
| Washington | 69 | 1.66% | |
| Minnesota | 68 | 1.64% | |
| Arizona | 59 | 1.42% | |
| North Carolina | 53 | 1.28% | |
| Tennessee | 52 | 1.25% | |
| New Jersey | 50 | 1.21% | |
| Georgia | 43 | 1.04% | |
| Virginia | 41 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 40 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 40 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 39 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 37 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 37 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 35 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 35 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 22 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 17 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 12 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 10 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 10 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 2 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% |
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