Student Population at Baylor

How many students at Baylor?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Baylor University has a total enrollment of 20,626 students, including 14,915 undergraduate and 5,711 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 8,103 male students (39.3%) and 12,523 female students (60.7%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,067 White students (58.5%) and 3,468 Hispanic students (16.8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 14,915 undergraduate students (72.3%) and 5,711 graduate students (27.7%).
Class Delivery: 3,066 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,899 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Baylor's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 8,103 male (39.29%) and 12,523 female (60.71%) students are attending Baylor University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 64.70.

By class level, 14,915 (72.31%) are undergraduate students and 5,711 (27.69%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.64% are male and 59.36% are female, while among graduate students, 35.76% are male and 64.24% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	20,626	14,915	5,711
Men	8,103	6,061	2,042
Women	12,523	8,854	3,669

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,067 White, 1,410 Black, and 1,548 Asian students out of a total of 20,626 are attending at Baylor University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Baylor University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	70	22	48
Asian	1,548	615	933
Black	1,410	466	944
Hispanic	3,468	1,239	2,229
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	33	14	19
White	12,067	4,780	7,287
Two or more races	948	390	558
Race Unknown	187	78	109

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	37	13	24
Asian	1,276	512	764
Black	815	314	501
Hispanic	2,617	964	1,653
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	25	12	13
White	8,876	3,642	5,234
Two or more races	763	325	438
Race Unknown	101	54	47

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	33	9	24
Asian	272	103	169
Black	595	152	443
Hispanic	851	275	576
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	8	2	6
White	3,191	1,138	2,053
Two or more races	185	65	120
Race Unknown	86	24	62

Student Age Distribution

By age, Baylor has 237 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 16,344 students under 25 years old, and 4,282 students over 25 years old out of 20,626 total students.

Baylor has 14,635 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 280 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,709 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,002 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	237	169	68
18-19	6,256	3,786	2,470
20-21	6,917	4,155	2,762
22-24	2,934	1,734	1,200
25-29	1,739	1,119	620
30-34	904	525	379
35-39	658	397	261
40-49	664	436	228
50-64	296	192	104
Over 65	21	10	11

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	237	169	68
18-19	6,256	3,786	2,470
20-21	6,803	4,061	2,742
22-24	1,339	659	680
25-29	163	100	63
30-34	46	29	17
35-39	28	20	8
40-49	28	20	8
50-64	15	10	5

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	114	94	20
22-24	1,595	1,075	520
25-29	1,576	1,019	557
30-34	858	496	362
35-39	630	377	253
40-49	636	416	220
50-64	281	182	99
Over 65	21	10	11

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Baylor University, 3,066 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,899 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,630 students who live in Texas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,436 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	20,626	3,066	4,899
Undergraduate	14,915	338	4,581
Graduate	5,711	2,728	318

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Texas Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,630	1,417	19
Undergraduate	255	79	4
Graduate	1,375	1,338	15

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 14,915 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 346 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.32%.338 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	14,228
Transfer-in Full-time	338
Regular Part-time	341
Transfer-in Part-time	8

Baylor Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Baylor?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 20,626 students are enrolled at Baylor.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Baylor?

14,915 undergraduate and 5,711 graduate students are enrolled at Baylor.

What is the gender breakdown at Baylor?

8,103 male (39.29%) and 12,523 female (60.71%) students are attending Baylor.

What is the international student enrollment at Baylor?

895 international students (4.34%) are enrolled at Baylor, including 405 undergraduate and 490 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Baylor?

Baylor has a student population that is diverse: 12,067 White (58.50%), 1,410 Black (6.84%), and 1,548 Asian (7.51%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Baylor are under 18 or over 65?

237 students are under 18 and 21 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Baylor take online courses?

3,066 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,899 students take some online courses.

Ratings & Review

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Tina Wissner (Alum)
- August 14, 2024
Best Choice Texas Colleges

My number 1 pick paid off. Although BU is one of the more expensive universities, the investment is priceless. The freshman line camp preceding 2nd semester sorority/fraternity, allows students a wider range of student relationships. Thank you Baylor University for committed faculty and forever friendships.

Tina Wissner strongly recommends the school.

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Student Population at Baylor

How many students at Baylor?

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

All Students

Undergraduate

Graduate

Student Age Distribution

All Students

Undergraduate

Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Baylor Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

Ratings & Review

Tina Wissner (Alum)

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