Baylor University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.