Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of fourteen campuses in four additional Texas cities, five other states, and the country of Kenya. On August 31, 1908, the university was chartered by the state of Texas, under the name Wayland Literary and Technical Institute. The university would have another name change in 1910 as Wayland Baptist College. In 1981, it attained university status and settled with the current name, Wayland Baptist University. With an enrollment hovering at 6,000 students, Wayland is one of the largest Southern Baptist universities in the nation.
In 1906, the Staked Plains Baptist Association purposed the creation of a school. Dr. and Mrs. James Henry Wayland offered $10,000 and 25 acres of land in Plainview if the Staked Plains Baptist Association and the citizens of the city would raise an additional $40,000. In 1910, the school offered its first classes despite the administration building not yet being fully built. A total of 225 students were taking classes in primary education through junior college levels during the school's first term. After a public school system was well established in Plainview, the elementary grades were discontinued. Wayland Baptist gained membership to the American Association of Junior Colleges in 1926 and would later be approved as a senior college by the Texas Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Texas Education Agency for teacher education training.
The school is the oldest institution of higher education in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas due to the leadership of Dr. George W. McDonald, the fifth president of the school. When a run on the banks during the Great Depression threatened to close the school, the administration and faculty agreed to forego pay in order to continue the task of educating students, trusting God to supply their needs.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 17% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NAIA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Sooner Athletic Conference) Baseball (Sooner Athletic Conference) Track (Sooner Athletic Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 8,260 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 9,450 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 450 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,849 | 48% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,076 | 58% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,152 | 66% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,717 | 72% | |
Any Aid: |
93% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 65% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 41% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 430, Math: 450 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 580, Math: 570 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 80% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 17, Verbal: 16, Math: 17 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 25, Verbal: 24, Math: 24 |
| Application Fee: | $ 35.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Im currently in the military and in order for me to get my E-6 I need 798. To do this I have to max out my civilian education. I know there are schools that will take all your military experience and transfer them to credit hours. I was going to go through NCI, North Central Institute. But it is no longer accreditted with the military. Im trying to find another school to go through.
18 months ago
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I am not sure where you are located, but while I lived in HI with my marine husband, I worked for a school called Wayland Baptist University. They have a very generous transfer policy for military credits. www.wbu.edu is the website. They have sites on military bases from AK to HI, TX, AZ and also have online classes. Check it out and good luck!
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