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Are you looking for scholarship opportunities to help fund your education at Baylor University? Are you searching for information on Baylor University scholarships, or would you like to know the eligibility criteria for the scholarships? you can get all the information you need on the available scholarships at Baylor University here.
Freshman Academic Scholarships
Admitted students are automatically considered for one of four academic scholarships listed below. Applicants who submit application files after February 1 are considered for academic scholarships based on available funding.
The Baylor University Shuttle (B.U.S.) is a fixed route transportation system operated by Waco Transit in cooperation with the Baylor University Division of Operations and Facilities. Students and visitors are encouraged to ride the B.U.S., which not only helps reduces vehicular traffic and parking congestion on campus but also increases access. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
Regents’ Gold Scholarship
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National Merit semifinalists for the upcoming academic year are announced by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in September of each year. Baylor offers a limited number of full-tuition scholarships to National Merit Finalists (finalist status is released in March) who are admitted to the university and select Baylor as their first choice with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation by the published deadlines.* In addition, the full-tuition award may be augmented by the recipients’ SAT or ACT scores. Students interested in being considered for one of Baylor’s limited full-tuition scholarships will also be required to attend an Invitation to Excellence event. There will then be a selection process to determine the recipients of the Regents’ Gold Scholarship.
SAT Score – critical reading + math | ACT Score | Amount Divided Over 8 Undergraduate Semesters | Amount per Academic Year | |
1490-1600 | 34-36 | $187,368 | $46,842 | |
1420-1480 | 32-33 | $183,368 | $45,842 | |
1380-1410 | 31 | $179,368 | $44,842 | |
Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a Baylor cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. |
President’s Gold/Provost’s Gold/Deans’ Gold/Founders’ Gold Scholarships
Scholarship | Amount Divided Over 8 Undergraduate Semesters | Amount per Academic Year |
President’s Gold Scholarship | $80,000 – $88,000 | $20,000 – $22,000 |
Provost’s Gold Scholarship | $68,000 – $76,000 | $17,000 – $19,000 |
Deans’ Gold Scholarship | $60,000 – $64,000 | $15,000 – $16,000 |
Founders’ Gold Scholarship | $32,000 – $52,000 | $8,000 – $13,000 |
Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a Baylor cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. |
For more information, check out Baylor University Scholarship Calculator.
*We encourage All high academic achieving students are encouraged to apply for Baylor University Invitation to Excellence event. This event honors academically talented students, whether they have taken the ACT or the SAT exam, and is designed to showcase the unique opportunities that Baylor provides as a nationally ranked, top Research institution. Students attending this event will be considered, through a holistic review, for academic scholarship funding that has been redirected from the National Merit, Regent’s Gold scholarship.
Transfer students are considered for the following academic scholarships when they apply for admission.
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Transfer Academic Scholarships
Scholarship | Amount Per Academic Year* | Cumulative Transfer GPA |
Transfer Scholarship | $13,000 | 3.75-4.0 |
Transfer Scholarship | $12,000 | 3.50-3.749 |
Transfer Scholarship | $10,000 | 3.25-3.49 |
Transfer Scholarship | $9,000 | 3.0-3.249 |
Transfer Scholarship | $7,000 | 2.75-2.99 |
3.0 scholarships and higher – Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a Baylor cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. 2.75-2.99 scholarship – Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a Baylor cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher. |
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*Scholarship amounts are for the 2019-2020 academic year. New scholarship amounts are released annually in August for the following academic year.
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Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
Scholarship | Amount Per Academic Year* | Qualifications |
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship | $1,000 | Member of Phi Theta Kappa in good standing; entering Baylor as a transfer student |
Renewal is contingent upon maintaining a Baylor cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. |
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*Scholarship amounts are for the 2019-2020 academic year. New scholarship amounts are released annually in August for the following academic year.
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