• Student body biggest in Baylor history

    Late Night at the SLCWe covered most of this back when school started a couple of weeks ago, but now that official numbers are in, we thought it was worth following up on.

    As expected, Baylor’s freshman class is the second-largest in school history (that’s some of them pictured at right, during Late Night at the SLC). The Class of 2012’s total of 3,062 students trails only the Class of 2009’s freshman total; in 2005, Baylor welcomed 3,168 freshmen.

    The academic quality and diversity came through as projected, too. The freshman class’ average SAT score of 1210 does indeed mark the third straight year that the incoming students’ score has been over 1200. Minority enrollment is also a record at 31 percent.

    The large incoming class means Baylor’s student body is bigger than ever, with 14,541 students on campus. The previous record came in 2001, when the University hosted 14,221 students. This fall’s total includes a record 1,369 graduate students. Truett Seminary and Baylor’s School of Law each welcomed over 400 students (a record 406 for Truett).

    It’s great to see that kind of demand for a Baylor education!

    Sic ’em, students!