ℹ️ A note about this profile

Baptist University of the Americas doesn't publish standardized-test bands or admit-rate data to IPEDS. That usually means the institution is open-admission (no selectivity gate), graduate-focused, or small enough that the federal survey suppresses the numbers. The cost, program, and outcomes data below is still complete — just no admissions-difficulty signal to surface. If you're searching for a more selective Ivy-tier "Baptist", try the search at the top of the page.

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Worth a look

Affordable on average — net price runs around $10,964/yr.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Philosophy & Religious Studies or Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
99
Under 1,000
In-state tuition
$9,180
sticker, before aid
Tuition
$9,180
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Baptist University of the Americas, the average net price is $10,964/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$12,338/yr
Family income $30-48k
$12,264/yr
Family income $48-75k
$12,505/yr
Family income $75-110k
$3,877/yr
Family income $110k+
$9,617/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Baptist University of the Americas

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Baptist University of the Americas actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Philosophy & Religious Studies
5 degrees · 35.7%
Typical career outcomes
Clergy / Religious Worker $53k Postsecondary Teacher $84k Lawyer (post-JD) $146k
Pre-law / pre-theology / academia. Real income depends on the next degree.
2. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
4 degrees · 28.6%
Typical career outcomes
Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).
3. Business, Management, & Marketing
4 degrees · 28.6%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
4. Visual & Performing Arts
1 degrees · 7.1%
Typical career outcomes
Graphic Designer $59k Art Director $106k Multimedia Artist / Animator $99k Musician / Singer $39k
Highly variable. Steady-pay roles cluster in design, illustration, production. Performance careers have very wide income distributions.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

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