Baylor University is a private institution that was founded in the year 1845. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 12,438, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 508 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Baylor University is ranked 75 in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.
Students volunteer year round through the school’s Urban Missions, which coordinates the service projects in the local community, and Global Missions, and sends students abroad. The student is also active in faith-based activities. Students can also get involved in more than 250 student organizations on campus. There are around 40 fraternities and sororities, and organizations compete within their own intramural sports leagues. Baylor is the only private school which participate in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference, but the sports teams, called as the Baylor Bears, stay competitive—especially in the football. The school mascot is a bear.
Baylor University faculty and students are active in research. The university associates with the city of Waco in some of its research initiatives, counting the Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research and the Waco Mammoth Site. For the students who want to write about events on and off campus, the school newspaper, named as the Baylor Lariat, hires a small staff of the student writers on a yearly basis. The famous Baylor University graduates include Angela Kinsey, an actress who portrays the character of Angela on The Office, and Mark Hurd, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham.
Campus Location
1 Bear Place
Waco, TX 76798
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1845
Religious affiliation-Baptist
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban
Majors Courses Offered
Philosophy of Science and Technology Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, Architecture, Architecture, Architectural History and Criticism, Architectural History and Criticism, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Physics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Psychology, Anthropology, Archeology, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Economics, Political Science and Government, Political Science and Government, Other, Sociology, Urban Studies/Affairs, American/United States Studies/Civilization, Asian Studies/Civilization, East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian Studies, Slavic Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, African-American/Black Studies, Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Asian-American Studies, Women's Studies, Dance, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Music, Visual and Performing Arts, History.Psychology, Psychology, Anthropology, Archeology, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Economics, Political Science and Government, Political Science and Government, Other, Sociology, Urban Studies/Affairs, American/United States Studies/Civilization, Asian Studies/Civilization, East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian Studies, Slavic Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, African-American/Black Studies, Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Asian-American Studies, Women's Studies, Dance, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Music, Visual and Performing Arts, History.
Minors Courses Offered
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Computer Engineering, Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Technology,Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, Architecture, Architecture, Architectural History and Criticism, Architectural History and Criticism, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Physics, Physical Sciences,