Real costs by school · Waco, TX · Private nonprofit
At Baylor University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $38,852 per year — the published cost of attendance is $74,226. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $22,024 / yr | $92,831 |
| $30–48k | $21,530 / yr | $90,749 |
| $48–75k | $33,902 / yr | $142,897 |
| $75–110k | $38,852 / yr | $163,761 |
| Over $110k | $47,895 / yr | $201,877 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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Run Baylor University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Baylor University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $35,374 a year — a 48% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it the most expensive of the 16 Texas schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $65,793 10 years out — roughly 40% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
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