Inside Academics at Baylor University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Baylor 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 and Teaching

With 15 students per faculty member, Baylor University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Baylor University employs 65% 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 page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Baylor University can choose from 95 majors with reported graduates spanning 27 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Baylor University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Baylor University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

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

• Looking for flexibility? Baylor University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 4,919 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (91% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Baylor University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Baylor University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Baylor University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Baylor University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Baylor University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Baylor University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Baylor University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies