WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY B-11

1900 West Seventh St.
Plainview, TX 79072-6998
Tel: (806)291-1000
Free: 800-588-1928
Admissions: (806)291-3500
Fax: (806)291-1960
Web Site: http://www.wbu.edu/

Description:

Independent Baptist, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (branch locations in Anchorage, AK; Amarillo, TX; Luke Airforce Base, AZ; Glorieta, NM; Aiea, HI; Lubbock, TX; San Antonio, TX; Wichita Falls, TX). Founded 1908. Setting: 80-acre small town campus. Endowment: $41.7 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6914 per student. Total enrollment: 1,067. Faculty: 96 (65 full-time, 31 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 266 applied, 95% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 47% from top quarter, 80% from top half. 5 valedictorians. Full-time: 836 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 162 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 30 states and territories, 16 other countries, 12% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 22% Hispanic, 4% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 20% 25 or older, 55% live on campus, 6% transferred in. Retention: 70% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: interview, ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. Comprehensive fee: $12,670 includes full-time tuition ($8850), mandatory fees ($400), and college room and board ($3420). College room only: $1276. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $295 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $50 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and location.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 37 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 9% of eligible men and 10% of eligible women are members. Most popular organization: student government. Major annual events: homecoming, Big Weekend, Pioneer Pride Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, security lighting. 535 college housing spaces available; 485 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through junior year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. J.E. and L.E. Mabee Learning Resource Center with 117,287 books, 277,407 microform titles, 538 serials, 11,383 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $559,881. 123 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Population 22,000. Plainview is an agricultural and industrial community located on the High Plains of Northwest Texas. The area is served by railroad, bus, and U.S. Highway 70 and Interstate 27; State Highways 194 and FM400. The city has many churches, a municipal airport, a memorial library, YMCA, and one hospital as well as several clinics to serve the community. Local recreation includes five swimming pools, summer baseball programs, golf courses, theatres, miniature golf, bowling facilities, and boating facilities. There are a great many civic and fraternal groups active in the area. Part-time employment is available.