Baylor University acceptance rate, SAT range and net price

Fixed or rising tuition

Baylor lets each new student choose how tuition will move. The regular rate for 2026-27 is $67,756 and can rise every year; the Guaranteed Tuition Option locks a higher rate, $75,556, for four years. The choice is a bet on future increases. The Board of Regents approved an average increase of 6.5% for 2026-27; if the regular rate rose that much every year, four years would cost about $298,600, against $302,224 for four guaranteed years, so the lock pays off only if increases run higher than that. Students who make no election pay the regular rate.

Early Decision with a small bonus

Baylor's binding Early Decision on November 1 admitted most of its small pool for fall 2025, and Early Decision admits may receive a non-renewable scholarship. Early Action, on the same date and non-binding, gives automatic consideration for merit awards and scholarship events; regular decision closes on February 1. The waiting list almost never moves: only 19 students were admitted from it for fall 2025.

Baylor: where your SAT score lands

Your SAT total

Enrolled students scoring below you (approx.)

50%

Middle 50%	1,190 to 1,370
Your score is	inside the middle 50%

Fall 2025 entering class (Class of 2029), CDS 2025-2026, C9 (1,679 SAT submitters, 799 ACT submitters). Normal curve fitted to the two published percentiles.

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Mostly Texan, mostly merit

Texans made up most of the applicants, and out-of-state students were admitted at a slightly higher rate. Baylor's aid relies largely on merit scholarships, with a Baylor Benefit Scholarship that gives free tuition to a select number of students from families earning under $50,000; it is not an entitlement. The federal averages for 2023-24 reflect that: $21,530 between $30,001 and $48,000, rising to $38,852 between $75,001 and $110,000 and $47,895 above, a narrower gap between incomes than at need-based universities.

Baylor: net price for your family income

Family income per year

$

Average net price, 2023-24

$33,902

Income band	$48,001-$75,000
Share of the 2023-24 cost	46%

Federal figure for first-year students on federal aid.

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Comparing Baylor

For a Texas family, the useful comparison is with the public flagships at resident prices, Texas A&M and UT Austin, and with the other private universities of the state, TCU and SMU. The comparison tool puts their net prices side by side at your income, with the residency question answered.