 Gates Hall at Wayland's Plainview campus. | |
Former names | Wayland Literary and Technical Institute (1908–1910) Wayland Baptist College (1910–1980s) |
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| Motto | Go Ye into All the World / Let There Be Light |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1908 |
Religious affiliation | Baptist General Convention of Texas |
| Endowment | US$68.5 million [1] |
| President | Donna Hedgepath |
Administrative staff | 500 |
| Students | 9,341 (all campuses 2021) 2,586 (Plainview campus 2021) |
| Undergraduates | 6,850 (2021) |
| Postgraduates | 2,491 (2021) |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 155 acres (63 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Pioneers Flying Queens (women's basketball) |
Sporting affiliations | NAIA – Sooner |
| Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
| Website | www |
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Wayland Baptist University (WBU) is a private Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Wayland Baptist has 11 campuses in five Texas cities, six states, American Samoa, and Kenya. Chartered in 1908, it had about 4,000 students in 2021, including about 900 students on its main campus.[2]
- ^ "Rankings" (PDF). colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Wayland Baptist University - Profile, Rankings and Data". U.S. News.