Baylor University

1114 S. University Parks Drive, 1 Bear Place # 97288
Waco, TX 76798-7288
(254) 710-3239

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#13 in Highest Tuition

Baylor Law ranks #13 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($62,432). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#24 in Public Sector Salary

Baylor Law is tied for #24 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($61,105).

#29 in Bar Passage Rate

Baylor Law ranks #29 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (92.1%), and it outperforms by +17.6% the state of Texas’s overall bar passage rate of 74.5%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#34 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#77 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Baylor Law ranks #34 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (85.4%) and #77 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (51.5%) .

#52 in Median LSAT

Baylor Law is tied for #52 in terms of the median LSAT score (160) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#53 in Private Sector Salary

Baylor Law is tied for #53 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($85,000).

#55 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Baylor Law ranks #55 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.59) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#66 in Acceptance Rate

Baylor Law ranks #66 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 39.0% among those who applied for admission.

#117 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Baylor Law is tied for #117 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (7.6:1).

#134 in Presence of Minority Students

Baylor Law ranks #134 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (25.8%).

#177 in Library Size

Baylor Law ranks #177 in terms of library size with 126,038 volumes or equivalents.

#184 in Presence of Female Faculty

Baylor Law is tied for #184 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (28.7%).

#185 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Baylor Law ranks #185 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (5.7%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: March 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 39.0% 29.0%
LSAT Score (Median) 160 160
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 157-161 158-162
GPA (Median) 3.59 3.50
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.31-3.76 3.28-3.72

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: TX TX
School's bar passage rate: 92.1% 90.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 74.5% 77.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +17.6% +13.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 51.5% 36.8%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 85.4% 73.5%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $62,432 $55,547
Room and Board: $13,719 $12,734
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 85.3% 70.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $32,000 $21,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $133,148 $135,817
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 72.0% 65.1%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 431 393
Men: 53.1% 53.9%
Women: 46.9% 46.1%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 74.2% N/A
Black: 2.6% N/A
Hispanic: 13.5% N/A
Asian: 4.6% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 7.6 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 87 N/A
Male: 70.1% N/A
Female: 28.7% N/A
Minority: 5.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $85,000 $75,000
Public Sector (Median): $61,105 $54,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 126,038 252,235