Baylor University vs Providence College

Waco, TX · Providence, RI · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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Pair TX:RI

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × RI
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Baylor University and Providence College across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • Baylor University: enrollment grew +13.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +153 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • Providence College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +21 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • Baylor University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Providence College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Baylor University vs Providence College

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Providence College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($87,054 vs $65,793 at Baylor University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Providence College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($69,326 vs $56,532 at Baylor University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Baylor University leads on avg net price ($41,104 vs $48,523 at Providence College)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Baylor University and Providence College?
Providence College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $87,054 versus $65,793 at Baylor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Baylor University and Providence College?
Providence College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $69,326 versus $56,532 at Baylor University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Baylor University and Providence College?
Baylor University leads on avg net price at $41,104 versus $48,523 at Providence College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025