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Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University is based in the town of Plainview, TX — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Southern Baptist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$18,610

family income
under $30k

$18,314

$30–48k

$20,654

$48–75k

$22,676

$75–110k

$23,518

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,5902023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Wayland Baptist University rose from $10,068 (2008) to $20,590 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,068
2009	$7,132
2010	$10,351
2011	$13,301
2012	$15,137
2013	$16,452
2014	$15,438
2015	$15,294
2016	$19,137
2017	$21,855
2018	$25,152
2019	$23,430
2020	$23,601
2021	$23,065
2022	$20,540
2023	$20,590

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$36,3232024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Wayland Baptist University rose from $17,906 (2009) to $36,323 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,906
2010	$18,972
2011	$19,295
2012	$20,669
2013	$21,543
2014	$23,229
2015	$23,563
2016	$24,868
2017	$27,788
2018	$30,334
2019	$32,915
2020	$35,240
2021	$34,873
2022	$34,453
2023	$34,762
2024	$36,323

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$7,100
2001	$8,054
2002	$8,060
2003	$8,110
2004	$8,220
2005	$8,260
2006	$8,760
2007	$9,120
2008	$9,956
2013	$12,550
2014	$12,960
2015	$13,680
2016	$15,060
2017	$18,510
2018	$20,070
2019	$22,658
2020	$21,304
2021	$22,004
2022	$22,368
2023	$23,186

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Wayland Baptist University reports published tuition of $23,782 in this record. Wayland Baptist University's $23,782 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Wayland Baptist University reports 2,041 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

19.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Wayland Baptist University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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19.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Wayland Baptist University fell from 37.6% (entered 1991) to 19.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.6%
1992 cohort	27.1%
1993 cohort	33.7%
1994 cohort	24.6%
1995 cohort	31.1%
1996 cohort	33.3%
1997 cohort	35.7%
1998 cohort	27.5%
1999 cohort	33.3%
2000 cohort	34.3%
2001 cohort	38.7%
2002 cohort	41.8%
2003 cohort	36.6%
2004 cohort	42%
2005 cohort	37.4%
2006 cohort	36%
2007 cohort	33.2%
2008 cohort	32%
2009 cohort	32.7%
2010 cohort	23.5%
2011 cohort	20.1%
2012 cohort	23.6%
2013 cohort	23.2%
2014 cohort	24.6%
2015 cohort	25.1%
2016 cohort	19%
2017 cohort	19.2%
2018 cohort	19.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$8,000	$4,623
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,000	$4,938
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,185	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,185	$4,791
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$12,468	$4,970
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,321	$4,833
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,500	$4,680
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,545	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$10,963	$5,498
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,954	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,013	$4,694
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$12,944	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$13,175	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,188	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$15,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,272	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,852	$7,353
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,553	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,619	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,899	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,106	$10,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,159

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$50,062

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,838

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Wayland Baptist University admitted 1,085 of 1,939 applicants in Fall 2024. The 56% rate describes that application pool.

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acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $23,186 tuition · 2023–24 2,041 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Wayland Baptist University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Wayland Baptist University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Wayland Baptist University received 1,939 applications and admitted 1,085 (56%), with 347 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

56%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Wayland Baptist University declined from 98.3% to 56%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2006 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	97.5%
Fall 2002	98.5%
Fall 2003	97.7%
Fall 2004	95.5%
Fall 2005	—
Fall 2006	98.3%
Fall 2007	100%
Fall 2008	99.3%
Fall 2009	98.9%
Fall 2010	99.7%
Fall 2011	99%
Fall 2012	99.3%
Fall 2013	98.6%
Fall 2014	97.7%
Fall 2015	98.7%
Fall 2016	99.8%
Fall 2017	98.8%
Fall 2018	98%
Fall 2019	97.5%
Fall 2020	81.4%
Fall 2021	80.8%
Fall 2022	69.7%
Fall 2023	54%
Fall 2024	56%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

900–1090Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	840	1110
Fall 2002	850	1150
Fall 2003	870	1160
Fall 2004	830	1170
Fall 2005	880	1150
Fall 2006	860	1160
Fall 2007	800	1120
Fall 2008	810	1070
Fall 2009	840	1110
Fall 2010	790	1035
Fall 2011	790	990
Fall 2012	850	1090
Fall 2013	810	1040
Fall 2014	830	1050
Fall 2015	765	1005
Fall 2016	770	1040
Fall 2017	910	1060
Fall 2018	890	1090
Fall 2019	880	1060
Fall 2020	900	1090

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–23Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	24
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	16	24
Fall 2004	17	25
Fall 2005	17	25
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	17	22
Fall 2008	17	22
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	16	22
Fall 2012	17	23
Fall 2013	17	23
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2015	16	23
Fall 2016	16	22
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	16	22
Fall 2019	16	22
Fall 2020	16	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,041Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Wayland Baptist University fell from 4,904 (Fall 2002) to 2,041 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,904
Fall 2003	5,415
Fall 2004	5,388
Fall 2005	5,153
Fall 2006	4,745
Fall 2007	4,690
Fall 2008	4,512
Fall 2009	4,261
Fall 2010	4,540
Fall 2011	4,729
Fall 2012	4,760
Fall 2013	4,246
Fall 2014	3,716
Fall 2015	3,828
Fall 2016	3,779
Fall 2017	3,549
Fall 2018	3,169
Fall 2019	2,812
Fall 2020	2,803
Fall 2021	2,393
Fall 2022	2,138
Fall 2023	2,090
Fall 2024	2,041

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

45%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Wayland Baptist University fell from 70% (Fall 2002) to 45% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	65%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	59%
Fall 2006 cohort	64%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	57%
Fall 2010 cohort	50%
Fall 2011 cohort	47%
Fall 2012 cohort	47%
Fall 2013 cohort	45%
Fall 2014 cohort	54%
Fall 2015 cohort	51%
Fall 2016 cohort	42%
Fall 2017 cohort	49%
Fall 2018 cohort	41%
Fall 2019 cohort	38%
Fall 2020 cohort	39%
Fall 2021 cohort	39%
Fall 2022 cohort	48%
Fall 2023 cohort	45%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Wayland Baptist University

Faculty pay at Wayland Baptist University averages $71,988 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Wayland Baptist University as a primarily residential campus of 2,041 undergraduates — and 44.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Wayland Baptist University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 56%. Review Wayland Baptist University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Wayland Baptist University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Wayland Baptist University56%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Wayland Baptist University$23,782

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Wayland Baptist University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Wayland Baptist University$51,838

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Wayland Baptist University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Wayland Baptist University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	56%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$23,782	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,838	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Wayland Baptist University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Wayland Baptist University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$57,805
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$53,900
Human Services, General	$48,921
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$47,700

These 5 fields listed for Wayland Baptist University measure earnings after completion. The $51,838 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Wayland Baptist University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Wayland Baptist University report?

Wayland Baptist University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 56% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Wayland Baptist University's acceptance rate?

56% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,085 admitted from 1,939 applicants.

How much does Wayland Baptist University cost?

At Wayland Baptist University, tuition is $23,782. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Wayland Baptist University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,838. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Texas Christian University — 44.5% admitted
Texas A&M University-College Station — 57.4% admitted
Southwestern University — 43.1% admitted
Paul Quinn College — 40.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.