COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 223232PRIVATE NONPROFIT

WACO, TX

Baylor University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$41,104Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate80.1%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$69,608working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$23,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,608
Median earnings 5 years after completion$66,167

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$22,024
$30,001–48,000$21,530
$48,001–75,000$33,902
$75,001–110,000$38,852
$110,001+$47,895

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion80.1%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention90.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients12.4%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share31.2%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid38.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,028federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates14,785IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate51.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$23,000

3,435 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

17 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$102,812 earnings · $23,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 201 working graduates$102,011 earnings · $20,500 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$96,148 earnings · $24,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$92,990 earnings · $27,000 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 275 working graduates$89,510 earnings · $26,975 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 147 working graduates$85,961 earnings · $22,866 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$78,398 earnings · $21,775 debt →Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$68,460 earnings · $25,000 debt →Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$67,066 earnings · $23,115 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$65,090 earnings · $25,212 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$63,909 earnings · $21,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$63,622 earnings · $23,959 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 86 working graduates$61,578 earnings · $26,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 123 working graduates$58,915 earnings · $23,860 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$57,434 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$57,155 earnings · $23,850 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$51,273 earnings · $26,997 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.