Academic Life at Wayland Baptist University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Wayland Baptist University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, Wayland Baptist University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. Wayland Baptist University employs 100% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Wayland Baptist University offers 35 majors with reported completions across 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Wayland Baptist University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Wayland Baptist University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Wayland Baptist University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Wayland Baptist University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,540 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (45% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Wayland Baptist University.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Wayland Baptist University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Wayland Baptist University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Wayland Baptist University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Wayland Baptist University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Wayland Baptist University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Wayland Baptist University — the schools accreditation and what it means