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Baylor acceptance rate

Baylor University · Waco, Texas · Private nonprofit · 14,785 undergraduates

51.3%
accepted, fall 2024
46,946
applications
24,075
offers of admission
3,427
enrolled (14% of those admitted)

The rate slipped from 55% in 2014 to 51% in 2024, while the typical four-year college moved the other way (up about 6 points). Men were admitted at a higher rate than women in fall 2024 (57% against 48%). University of Tampa is the hardest to get into among the six schools closest to Baylor in size and selectivity (40%); Fordham is the easiest (59%).

Acceptance rate since 2001

0%25%50%75%100%2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120242001 79%2002 81%2003 82%2004 73%2005 66%2006 43%2007 44%2008 51%2009 50%2010 48%2011 40%2012 61%2013 57%2014 55%2015 44%2016 40%2017 39%2018 39%2019 45%2020 68%2021 57%2022 46%2023 51%2024 51%
Share of first-time, first-year applicants offered admission, by fall term.
Show the numbers by year
FallAppliedAdmittedRateEnrolled
202446,94624,07551.3%3,427
202339,73520,26251.0%3,317
202240,75318,69945.9%3,296
202136,58820,74156.7%4,271
202033,68023,06168.5%3,731
201934,58215,67645.3%3,307
201837,08314,44238.9%3,366
201737,08314,44238.9%3,320
201634,63613,75839.7%3,503
201532,13614,03343.7%3,394
201433,89818,76655.4%3,625
201329,24916,80957.5%3,190
201227,82816,87960.7%3,254
201138,96015,45139.7%3,033
201034,14516,31547.8%3,259
200931,44015,69949.9%3,098
200825,50113,09651.4%3,068
200726,51411,66844.0%2,732
200621,3939,09742.5%2,783
200515,48510,17065.7%3,168
200410,9177,92472.6%2,785
20038,9317,34182.2%2,678
20027,4316,02881.1%2,620
20017,9866,33679.3%2,801

Applications and offers

020k40k60k20012004200720102013201620192024AppliedAdmitted2001 Applied: 8k Admitted: 6k2002 Applied: 7k Admitted: 6k2003 Applied: 9k Admitted: 7k2004 Applied: 11k Admitted: 8k2005 Applied: 15k Admitted: 10k2006 Applied: 21k Admitted: 9k2007 Applied: 27k Admitted: 12k2008 Applied: 26k Admitted: 13k2009 Applied: 31k Admitted: 16k2010 Applied: 34k Admitted: 16k2011 Applied: 39k Admitted: 15k2012 Applied: 28k Admitted: 17k2013 Applied: 29k Admitted: 17k2014 Applied: 34k Admitted: 19k2015 Applied: 32k Admitted: 14k2016 Applied: 35k Admitted: 14k2017 Applied: 37k Admitted: 14k2018 Applied: 37k Admitted: 14k2019 Applied: 35k Admitted: 16k2020 Applied: 34k Admitted: 23k2021 Applied: 37k Admitted: 21k2022 Applied: 41k Admitted: 19k2023 Applied: 40k Admitted: 20k2024 Applied: 47k Admitted: 24k
First-year applications received and offers made, by fall term.

Acceptance rate for women and men

Fall 2024AppliedAdmittedRate
Women29,11413,95047.9%
Men17,82310,12456.8%

SAT, ACT and test policy

Test scores in admission
Considered if submitted (test-optional)
SAT reading and writing
610 to 700 (middle 50% of enrolled students)
SAT math
590 to 700
ACT composite
27 to 32

Colleges similar to Baylor

The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to Baylor in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY		46%15,477$43,336$85,054
Fordham
Bronx, NY		59%10,512$42,760$92,809
George Washington University
Washington, DC		47%11,182$35,760$96,691
TCU
Fort Worth, TX		44%11,026$35,045$77,334
University of Tampa
Tampa, FL		40%10,572$40,584$69,272
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA		44%7,468$47,587$43,451

Admissions counts are first-time, first-year applicants reported by Baylor to IPEDS for each fall term (2001 to 2024), read from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Test score ranges and policy come from the College Scorecard. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Baylor on College Scorecard