Wayland Baptist University

Wayland Baptist University
Gates Hall at Wayland's Plainview campus.
Former names
Wayland Literary and Technical Institute (1908–1910)
Wayland Baptist College (1910–1980s)
MottoGo Ye into All the World / Let There Be Light
TypePrivate university
Established1908
Religious affiliation
Baptist General Convention of Texas
EndowmentUS$68.5 million [1]
PresidentDonna Hedgepath
Administrative staff
500
Students9,341 (all campuses 2021)
2,586 (Plainview campus 2021)
Undergraduates6,850 (2021)
Postgraduates2,491 (2021)
Location,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 155 acres (63 ha)
ColorsBlue and gold
   
NicknamePioneers
Flying Queens (women's basketball)
Sporting affiliations
NAIASooner
MascotPioneer Pete
Websitewww.wbu.edu

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]

  1. ^ "Rankings" (PDF). colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wayland Baptist University - Profile, Rankings and Data". U.S. News.