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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

80.8%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$35

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Wayland Baptist University during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 733 424 289
Admitted students 592 343 232
Enrolled students 226 144 82
Acceptance rate 81% 81% 80%
Yield rate 38% 42% 35%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Wayland Baptist University received a total of 733 applications. These applications included 424 male applicants and 289 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 733 applicants, Wayland Baptist University admitted 592 students. Among the admitted students, there were 343 males and 232 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 226 students chose to enroll at Wayland Baptist University. This means that 226 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 144 were male and 82 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Wayland Baptist University had an overall acceptance rate of 81% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 81% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 80%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Wayland Baptist University had an overall yield rate of 38% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 42%, and for female admitted students, it was 35%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Wayland Baptist University over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 542 332 210 535 326 209 99% 98% 100% 314 188 126 59% 58% 60%
2016 640 368 272 639 367 272 100% 100% 100% 342 212 130 54% 58% 48%
2017 645 388 257 637 383 254 99% 99% 99% 297 188 109 47% 49% 43%
2018 663 435 228 650 425 225 98% 98% 99% 315 215 100 48% 51% 44%
2019 635 397 238 619 389 230 98% 98% 97% 249 173 76 40% 44% 33%
2020 900 515 385 733 422 311 81% 82% 81% 298 195 103 41% 46% 33%
2021 733 424 289 592 343 232 81% 81% 80% 226 144 82 38% 42% 35%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Wayland Baptist University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Considered

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Wayland Baptist University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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