1 Bear Place
Waco, TX 76798
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1845
Religious Affilation: Baptist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 11,825
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $746,137,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: February 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $22,814
Room/Board: $7,125
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Not available
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,165,992
Number of current serial subscriptions: 20,027
Number of microforms: 2,117,565
Number of audiovisuals: 87,442
Number of ebooks: 32,353
Other library facilities: Moody Memorial and Jesse H. Jones libraries (Central University Libraries)
Government Documents – depository for U.S. Government publications
Crouch Fine Arts Library – collections of medieval music manuscripts and early printed music, early American song books, 18th century editions of ensemble music
Armstrong Browning Library – collections of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 19th century American and British literature
Baylor Collections of Political Materials – congressional papers of former congressman and state legislators, judges, editorial cartoons
The Texas Collection – extensive collections of historical manuscripts, books, periodicals, maps, photographs and newspapers relating to Texas, affiliate of the Texas State Publications Depository program, historical Baptist materials
Sheridan and John Eddie Williams Legal Research and Technology Center – collection of rare legal books including Las Siete Partidas and a nearly complete collection of the session laws of Texas, private collections including volumes of first editions, rare printings of pre-eminent legal writing, novels and research titles.
Strecker Museum Library – special collections such as herpetological libraries
J.M. Dawson Church-State Research Center – collection of church-state materials
Learning Resource Center, School of Education – collections of materials and resources relating to education and teaching
Learning Resources Center, Louise Herrington School of Nursing (Dallas) – collection of health sciences materials
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Museums:
1. The Sue and Frank Mayborn Natural Science and Cultural History Museum Complex
-Ollie Mae Moen Discovery Center and Children’s Museum
-Bill and Vara Daniel Historic Village
-the Strecker Museum
-the Jeanes Discovery Center
-the Thomas E. and Emilyne Anding Exhibitions Gallery
2. Albritton Art Museum
3. Martin Museum of Art
4. The University Gallery
5. Armstrong Browning Library and the Browning Collection
6. The Waco Mammoth site — archeological dig site, accepts both scholars
Special Academic Buildings/equipment
1. Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center
-Lewis Art Building
-Jones and Mabee theaters
2. Glennis McCrary Music Building
-Jones Conert Hall
3. Waco Hall
-Waco Hall auditorium
-Roxy Grove concert hall
-Recital Hall II
4. Pogue Library
-Baylor collection of political materials
-Center for International Education
5. Carroll library
-The Texas Collection
-The J.M. Dawson Institute for Church-State Studies
-Center for American and Jewish Studies
-Institute for Oral History
6. Paul and Katy Piper Center for Child Development
7. CASPER ? Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, & Engineering Research
8. Academy of Health Sciences in affiliation with Ft. Sam Houston Army base in San Antonio, TX
9. The School of Education?s Learning Resource Center
10. The Crouch Music Library
11. The Law Library (Sheridan and John Eddie Williams Legal Research Center)
12. Institute of Archeology
13. Truett Seminary
14. Louise Herrington School of Nursing in Dallas
15. Morrison Halls? Honors College
16. Joy C. Reynolds Preschool language Institute
17. The Carlisle Geological Research Center
18. Glasscock Environmental Studies Center in the Goebel Building
19. Center for Community Research and Science Development
20. Center for Applied Geographics and Spatial Research.
21. Center for Analytical Spectroscopy
22. Institute for Air Science
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,696
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 0
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 10,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 98%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 34%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 13%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 17%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 34%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms, men’s dorms, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 2%
Doubles: 63%
Triples or Suites: 12%
Apartments: 23%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 17
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 29%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 98%
Campus Size: 508 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Dallas/Ft. Worth (100), Waco (5)
Nearest train station: McGregor (20)
Nearest bus station: Waco (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 13%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: N/A
Navy ROTC N/A
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: SING, Dia Del Oso (Day of the Bear), PoWoW, Fiesta on the River, Homecoming, Place 2BU events, Stomp Show, and Steppin’ Out