Official Baylor Facebook page breaks 200,000 mark

Eagle-eyed social media users may have noted that the official Baylor Facebook page topped 200,000 followers last week — a milestone worth celebrating!

To put that in context, Baylor is now one of just 14 colleges on Facebook to have topped 200,000 followers despite having fewer than 20,000 students. That short list includes three Ivy League schools (Yale, Princeton & Brown), three service academies (West Point, Air Force & Navy), and eight highly-ranked private universities (Caltech, Duke, Stanford, MIT, American University, the University of Chicago, Miami — and Baylor). Overall, 53 colleges have 200,000+ Facebook followers, including four in Texas: Baylor, UT, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.

Such an accomplishment says something about what the university is doing on social media — that Baylor is providing regular, interesting, engaging content that makes the page worth following. But it says even more about the Baylor family at large — the alumni, students, parents, faculty/staff and others who have chosen to regularly join in celebrating the good things happening around the Baylor family and to stay connected to the university, participating and engaging with Baylor and other Bears.

If you’re one of those 200,000 — thanks for joining us on the journey! Help Baylor keep growing by continuing to like, comment on and share the university’s posts; such actions play a big part in helping others see the good news about Baylor that isn’t always shared via traditional media outlets.

And if you’re not yet among those 200,000, consider checking out Baylor’s Facebook page and hitting that old “like” button to follow along.

In fact, while, you’re at it, check out and follow Baylor’s other primary social media accounts, too:

• Twitter — 87,000+ followers, ranked 48th nationally among universities;
• Instagram — 80,000+ followers, ranked 22nd among universities;
• LinkedIn — 89,000+ followers;
• Pinterest — 10,000+ followers; and
• YouTube — 6+ million views all-time.

(And don’t forget to give us a follow on Twitter, too — @BaylorProud!)

Sic ’em, Baylor Facebook fans — 200,000 strong!