Applying to Baylor University

The acceptance rate at Baylor University was 45.33% - 34,582 students were applied and 15,676 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 21% where 3,307 out of 15,676 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,290 and the ACT score is 29 at the school.

Below tables and charts analyze the admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

Application fee is $50 for applying graduate school. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.baylor.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.baylor.edu/admissions
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 45.33% and the yield is 21.10%. 12,944 men and 21,638 women applied to Baylor University and 6,702 men and 8,974 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,348 men and 1,959 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	34,582	12,944	21,638
Admitted	15,676	6,702	8,974
Enrolled	3,307	1,348	1,959
Acceptance Rate	45.33%	51.78%	41.47%
Yield	21.10%	20.11%	21.83%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 1,599 students (49% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,696 students (51%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 680 and the 25^th percentile is 600. The SAT Math score is 700 (75^th) and 600 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 32 (75^th percentile) and 26 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600	680
SAT Math	600	700
ACT Composite	26	32
ACT Math	25	29
ACT English	26	34

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Baylor University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,276, ACT: 80 - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and Recommendations to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Baylor University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended