Wayland Baptist University Business Programs
Located in Plainview, Texas, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding location of Plainview is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Wayland Baptist University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wayland Baptist University.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Wayland Baptist University has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Banking and Financial Support Services Graduates | College Factual |
#57 | Best Associate Degree Schools | Course Advisor |
#155 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management | College Factual |
#171 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#191 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Wayland Baptist University?
Contact details for Wayland Baptist University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1900 W. 7Th Street, Plainview, TX 79072 |
Phone: | 806-291-1000 |
Website: | www.wbu.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WaylandBaptistUniversity |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/WaylandBaptist/ |
How Do I Get Into Wayland Baptist University?
You can apply to Wayland Baptist University online at: https://apply.wbu.edu/
Admission Requirements for Wayland Baptist University
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | recommended |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | neither required nor recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Wayland Baptist University?
Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.
Average Test Scores
About 32% of students accepted to Wayland Baptist University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 450 and 540.
Can I Afford Wayland Baptist University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wayland Baptist University, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $8,169 a year. That adds up to $32,676 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wayland Baptist University is 6.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Wayland Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 1,047 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,590 full-time undergraduates at Wayland Baptist University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wayland Baptist University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 33 |
Black or African American | 271 |
Hispanic or Latino | 568 |
White | 500 |
International Students | 43 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 175 |
Geographic Diversity
Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Wayland Baptist University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 37 countries are represented at Wayland Baptist University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, United Kingdom, and Canada.
Online Learning at Wayland Baptist University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wayland Baptist University has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 4th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Wayland Baptist University
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Wayland Baptist University was $21,304 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Wayland Baptist University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Banking and Financial Support Services | #4 | #4 |
Project Management | #10 | #4 |
Finance & Financial Management | #66 | #60 |
Online Growth Rankings of Wayland Baptist University
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wayland Baptist University was 4.0%. This is the #1,406 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wayland Baptist University regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Wayland Baptist University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Wayland Baptist University.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Banking and Financial Support Services | #18 | |
Project Management | #60 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #137 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Wayland Baptist University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctor’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 28 | 289 | 181 | 1 | 499 |
Organizational Leadership | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Banking and Financial Support Services | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Project Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 28 | 290 | 188 | 1 | 507 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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