Private nonprofit · University

Baptist University of the Americas

San Antonio, Texas · Large city

Admit rate
$10,964
Avg net price
80%
Graduation rate
$37,709
Median earnings

Baptist University of the Americas is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in San Antonio, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 99 undergraduates. It has a Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 99 undergradsLarge city

About San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. At the time of European encounter, the Payaya people lived near the San Antonio River Valley in the San Pedro Springs area. They called the vicinity Yanaguana, meaning "refreshing waters". San Antonio enjoys a vibrant culture which it is known for being a popular tourist destination. The Alamo Mission in San Antonio ("The Alamo"), located in Downtown, is Texas' top tourist attraction. Because of the mission, San Antonio is often called "Alamo City". (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
116 miles
Nearest airport
14 miles to San Antonio (SAT) · major hub

How Baptist University of the Americas compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 89% · #9 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention67%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,709

Higher than 10% · #86 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$10,964

Cheaper than 88% · #15 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment99

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Baptist University of the Americas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

104students
  • Undergraduate9995%
  • Graduate55%

Undergraduates by gender

99undergrads
  • Women5556%
  • Men4444%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.1%
  • Black3.0%
  • Hispanic82%
  • Asian8.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
99
Graduate enrollment
5
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
28%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
70%
Median family income
$24,653
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$33,957
Endowment
$6,107,741

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,180
Room & board
$7,670
Books & supplies
$600
Total cost of attendance
$13,755
Average net price
$10,964

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
80%
Graduated on time (4 years)
0%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,315
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,709
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
10%

About 80% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
94
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
95%
Housing charge (year)
$2,800
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,338
$30–48k
$12,264
$48–75k
$12,505
$75–110k
$3,877
$110k+
$9,617

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$68,778

$12,505/year × about 5.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,709
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
36%
Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,903
Men
$42,988

Men out-earn women by $11,085 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
97°F
Winter low
41°F
Annual rain
29.7″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, San Antonio Kelly Afb, TX US station (3.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.