Baylor University is one of the 23 universities in the United States to receive an ‘A’ from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. The University is ranked No.4 in ‘Student Engagement’ by the Times Higher Education. It also comes among the top 5 universities in terms of the number of startups launched by graduates.

Baylor University QS Ranking 2022

QS top universities have ranked Baylor University based on several factors over the years. The rank held by Baylor University over the years is tabulated for your reference below.

Year 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Rank 601+ 701+ 701+ 701+ 701+ 801-1000 801-1000 801-1000 801-1000 1001-1200

Baylor University THE Ranking 2022

THE has also ranked the university on a global scale. The ranking and criteria used for judgment are given below.

Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Rank 601-800 601-800 601-800 801-900 801-1000
Times Higher Education Criteria Baylor University Score
Teaching 29.7
Research 18.1
Citations 42.4
Industry income 35.3
International outlook 34.6

Baylor University CWUR Ranking

CWUR ranks Baylor University #495 globally and #37 nationally. Following is a comparison of Alumni employment of some other universities in the USA with Baylor University.

Global Rank University Alumni Employment Rank
494 Florida International University 1262
505 Baylor University 361
506 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee 405
514 Clemson University 934
515 Georgia State University 633

83% of undergraduates start a job or get into graduate school within 3 months after graduation. Personal finance and business forecasting agency Kiplinger has ranked Baylor University No.61 in the nation in ‘ Best Value in Private Schools’ . It was ranked based on academic quality and affordability.

Baylor University US News Ranking

US News and World Report rank Baylor University at #376 globally. The overall score is 56.3. The criteria used by the publication and their respective world ranks are tabulated.

US News And World Report Criteria World Rank
Global Research Reputation 526
Regional Research Reputation 105
Publications 695
Books 578
Conferences 1117
Normalized citation impact 237
Total citations 548
International Collaboration- relative to the country 419
International Collaboration 890

Baylor University Additional Rankings by US News

Baylor University comes among the top 10 in Texas and is one of the renowned universities in USA. It also comes among the top 10 for its undergraduate Entrepreneurship program. US News and World Report have ranked the university on various other aspects nationally. The following table showcases the same for your reference.

Category National Rank
First-Year Experiences 15
Undergraduate teaching 33
Undergraduate research 17
Most innovative schools 34
The best college for veterans 111
Best value schools 82
The Best undergraduate engineering program 114

Baylor University National Ranking

QS ranks Baylor University 121-130 in the USA. Times Higher Education ranks it 175 for 2021. A comparison of Baylor University’s national rank over the years is given below.

Year Rank
2017 189
2018 188
2019 171
2020 167
2021 175
2022 170

Baylor University vs Other Universities Ranking Comparison

Baylor University is compared with other universities (2022) in Texas by THE and US News and World News.

University Texas Rank US College Rank By THE National University Rank By US News
Rice University 1 15 16
University of Texas 2 61 42
Texas A&M University 3 83 66
Southern Methodist University 4 88 66
Texas Christian University 6 171 80
Baylor University 7 175 76

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Baylor University Online Programs Ranking by US News

Online programs offered by Baylor University are also ranked by US News and World Report.

National Rank Online Courses
8 Best Online Masters in Nursing Administration program
14 Best Online General Management MBA program
41 Best Online Masters in Nursing program
47 Best Online MBA program

Baylor University Subject Ranking

US News and World Report have ranked the following subjects and streams offered by Baylor University on a global scale

  • #82- Surgery
  • #100- Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems
  • #190- Clinical Medicine
  • #246- Arts and Humanities
  • #437- Physics

Accounting students from Baylor University also have scored the highest average score in the state. Baylor University’s Army Baylor MHA and MPT graduate school programs have been ranked 7th and 8th in the country respectively.

Baylor University Business Programs Ranking

Baylor University’s business school- Hankamer School of Business- was awarded the “Most innovative Business schools” in the Southern US by European CEO magazine. It was awarded for its entrepreneurial and global approach. Highlights of the Hankamer Business School are mentioned below.

  • No. 62 for its Undergraduate Business Program
  • Baylor’s Center for Professional Selling program is among the National Sales Programs in the country. The program is a full member of USCA and produces the finest sales professionals in the country.
  • The Master's Program in Business is AACSB International accredited. It has come No.59 for the same.
  • John F. Center for Entrepreneurship is ranked No.6 by Princeton Review.
  • The Executive MBA program has been ranked No. 89 in the US and internationally by Financial Times in 2017. It also comes No.2 in Texas for women’s participation in the program.

Baylor University Law Programs Ranking

Baylor University’s Law School Highlights are mentioned below.

  • #50 in ‘Top Schools’ by US News and World Report
  • #5 in the nation for its Trial Advocacy Program
  • Graduates scored the highest passing rate in the Texas State Bar exam since 2001
  • No. 1 American Bar Association-approved school
  • One of the 3 law schools to receive the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award

Baylor University topped the 2015 Sustainability Campus Index by AASHE. It also got Silver for its sustainability efforts. Baylor University’s athletes play in the NCAA Division 1 and are part of the Big 12 Conference. It stands No.5 among the 12 Universities in Big 12, indicating its strength. Fiske Guide to Colleges called Baylor University a ‘Best Buy for 2017’ along with 46 other colleges spread over the USA, Canada, and Britain. Baylor’s student publication has also gotten 3 crown awards by Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Baylor University is among the top 100 doctoral-granting universities in the USA. Apart from academics, the university's involvement in sports and commitment towards community makes it an ideal study destination.