How many students at Baylor? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 20,626 students have enrolled in Baylor University with 14,915 undergraduate and 5,711 graduate students.
By gender, 8,103 male and 12,523 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (19,644 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).
3,066 students are enrolled exclusively, and 4,899 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Baylor University has a total of 20,626 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 14,915 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,711 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,103 male and 12,523 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 20,626 | 14,915 | 5,711 |
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| Men | 8,103 | 6,061 | 2,042 |
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| Women | 12,523 | 8,854 | 3,669 |
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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.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 70 | 22 | 48 |
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| Asian | 1,548 | 615 | 933 |
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| Black | 1,410 | 466 | 944 |
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| Hispanic | 3,468 | 1,239 | 2,229 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 33 | 14 | 19 |
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| White | 12,067 | 4,780 | 7,287 |
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| Two or more races | 948 | 390 | 558 |
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| Race Unknown | 187 | 78 | 109 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 37 | 13 | 24 |
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| Asian | 1,276 | 512 | 764 |
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| Black | 815 | 314 | 501 |
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| Hispanic | 2,617 | 964 | 1,653 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 25 | 12 | 13 |
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| White | 8,876 | 3,642 | 5,234 |
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| Two or more races | 763 | 325 | 438 |
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| Race Unknown | 101 | 54 | 47 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 33 | 9 | 24 |
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| Asian | 272 | 103 | 169 |
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| Black | 595 | 152 | 443 |
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| Hispanic | 851 | 275 | 576 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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| White | 3,191 | 1,138 | 2,053 |
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| Two or more races | 185 | 65 | 120 |
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| Race Unknown | 86 | 24 | 62 |
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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.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 237 | 169 | 68 |
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| 18-19 | 6,256 | 3,786 | 2,470 |
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| 20-21 | 6,917 | 4,155 | 2,762 |
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| 22-24 | 2,934 | 1,734 | 1,200 |
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| 25-29 | 1,739 | 1,119 | 620 |
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| 30-34 | 904 | 525 | 379 |
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| 35-39 | 658 | 397 | 261 |
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| 40-49 | 664 | 436 | 228 |
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| 50-64 | 296 | 192 | 104 |
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| Over 65 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 237 | 169 | 68 |
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| 18-19 | 6,256 | 3,786 | 2,470 |
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| 20-21 | 6,803 | 4,061 | 2,742 |
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| 22-24 | 1,339 | 659 | 680 |
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| 25-29 | 163 | 100 | 63 |
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| 30-34 | 46 | 29 | 17 |
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| 35-39 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
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| 50-64 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 114 | 94 | 20 |
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| 22-24 | 1,595 | 1,075 | 520 |
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| 25-29 | 1,576 | 1,019 | 557 |
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| 30-34 | 858 | 496 | 362 |
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| 35-39 | 630 | 377 | 253 |
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| 40-49 | 636 | 416 | 220 |
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| 50-64 | 281 | 182 | 99 |
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| Over 65 | 21 | 10 | 11 |
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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 Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 20,626 | 3,066 | 4,899 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,915 | 338 | 4,581 |
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| Graduate | 5,711 | 2,728 | 318 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Texas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,630 | 1,417 | 19 |
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| Undergraduate | 255 | 79 | 4 |
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| Graduate | 1,375 | 1,338 | 15 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 14,228 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 338 |
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| Regular Part-time | 341 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 8 |
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Baylor Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 20,626 students are enrolled at Baylor.
14,915 undergraduate and 5,711 graduate students are enrolled at Baylor.
8,103 male (39.29%) and 12,523 female (60.71%) students are attending Baylor.
895 international students (4.34%) are enrolled at Baylor, including 405 undergraduate and 490 graduate students.
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.
237 students are under 18 and 21 students are over 65 years old.
3,066 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 4,899 students take some online courses.