Enrollment Trends at Baylor

The student population at Baylor University is 20,626 (14,915 undergraduate and 5,711 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,839 (22.87%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Baylor is 72.31% which is increased by 726 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 3,113 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 65 male students for every 100 female students, down from 78 in 2015.
3,066 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,985.71% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,814 where 20,626 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 20,824 students in 2024 and was lowest at 16,787 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 16,787 to 20,626 students, a net gain of 3,839 (22.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Baylor University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,787	14,189	5,964	8,225	2,598	1,409	1,189
2016-17	16,959 172	14,348 159	6,035 71	8,313 88	2,611 13	1,406 -3	1,205 16
2017-18	17,059 100	14,316 -32	5,911 -124	8,405 92	2,743 132	1,438 32	1,305 100
2018-19	17,217 158	14,188 -128	5,734 -177	8,454 49	3,029 286	1,516 78	1,513 208
2019-20	18,033 816	14,108 -80	5,711 -23	8,397 -57	3,925 896	1,664 148	2,261 748
2020-21	19,297 1,264	14,399 291	5,791 80	8,608 211	4,898 973	1,863 199	3,035 774
2021-22	20,626 1,329	15,191 792	6,053 262	9,138 530	5,435 537	1,871 8	3,564 529
2022-23	20,709 83	15,213 22	6,153 100	9,060 -78	5,496 61	1,892 21	3,604 40
2023-24	20,824 115	15,155 -58	6,113 -40	9,042 -18	5,669 173	1,947 55	3,722 118
2024-25	20,626 -198	14,915 -240	6,061 -52	8,854 -188	5,711 42	2,042 95	3,669 -53
Average	18,814	14,602	5,953	8,650	4,212	1,705	2,507

Baylor University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,602 where 14,915 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Baylor University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,189	13,946	5,826	8,120	243	138	105
2016-17	14,348	14,109	5,924	8,185	239	111	128
2017-18	14,316	14,100	5,804	8,296	216	107	109
2018-19	14,188	13,976	5,636	8,340	212	98	114
2019-20	14,108	13,906	5,607	8,299	202	104	98
2020-21	14,399	14,145	5,668	8,477	254	123	131
2021-22	15,191	14,878	5,927	8,951	313	126	187
2022-23	15,213	14,918	6,024	8,894	295	129	166
2023-24	15,155	14,821	5,971	8,850	334	142	192
2024-25	14,915	14,566	5,914	8,652	349	147	202
Average	14,602	14,602	5,830	8,506	14,602	123	143

Baylor University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,212 where 5,711 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Baylor University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,598	2,172	1,190	982	426	219	207
2016-17	2,611	2,074	1,089	985	537	317	220
2017-18	2,743	2,208	1,122	1,086	535	316	219
2018-19	3,029	2,475	1,220	1,255	554	296	258
2019-20	3,925	2,957	1,290	1,667	968	374	594
2020-21	4,898	3,403	1,358	2,045	1,495	505	990
2021-22	5,435	3,623	1,367	2,256	1,812	504	1,308
2022-23	5,496	3,809	1,441	2,368	1,687	451	1,236
2023-24	5,669	4,110	1,501	2,609	1,559	446	1,113
2024-25	5,711	4,246	1,594	2,652	1,465	448	1,017
Average	4,212	4,212	1,317	1,791	4,212	388	716

Baylor University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.50%. The percentage was 64.28% 10 years ago and Baylor still has a high percentage of white students. 7.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.84% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.81% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.28% to 58.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.78% to 7.51%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.71% to 6.84%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 13.29% to 16.81%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6170 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5593 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Baylor University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	64	970	1,126	2,231	8	10,790	754
2016-17	59	941	1,105	2,343	9	10,902	745
2017-18	73	1,004	1,059	2,430	9	10,842	800
2018-19	71	1,043	1,018	2,530	14	10,881	783
2019-20	75	1,161	1,101	2,676	16	10,982	797
2020-21	75	1,366	1,261	2,949	23	11,582	836
2021-22	77	1,555	1,395	3,178	24	12,371	934
2022-23	69	1,586	1,323	3,197	29	12,480	932
2023-24	83	1,602	1,348	3,292	31	12,439	956
2024-25	70	1,548	1,410	3,468	33	12,067	948
Average	72	1,278	1,215	2,829	20	11,534	849

Baylor University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,066 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,985.71% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Baylor University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	16,787	147	0	16,640
2016-17	16,959	215	0	16,744
2017-18	17,059	241	401	16,417
2018-19	17,217	415	520	16,282
2019-20	18,033	1,214	628	16,191
2020-21	19,297	3,456	14,394	1,447
2021-22	20,626	3,014	9,716	7,896
2022-23	20,709	2,920	6,339	11,450
2023-24	20,824	3,173	5,430	12,221
2024-25	20,626	3,066	4,899	12,661
Average	18,814	1,786	4,233	12,795

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Tina Wissner (Alum)
- August 14, 2024
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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.

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Enrollment Trends at Baylor

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review

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