Private Nonprofit · San Antonio, Texas

Baptist University of the Americas

Baptist University of the Americas is a private nonprofit institution in San Antonio, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$37,709
10-yr median earnings
$10,964
Avg net price / yr
28.8%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Baptist University of the Americas posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

40th pct.
former-student earnings, US
28.8%
150%-time completion
+38%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Baptist University of the Americas profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
39/100
Baptist University of the Americas

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings D
$37,709
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$10,964
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
28.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
66.7%
First-year students returning for year two
Baptist University of the Americas vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$37,709

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$10,964

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

28.8%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 28.8%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Baptist University of the Americas vs peers

Baptist University of the Americas positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Baptist University of the Americas positione… Carnegie Classification: Bacc: Diverse Bacc: Dive… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $27K $45K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $30K Avg Net Price ($) Baptist University of the Americas (you are here): $38K earn · $11K net · 29% grad You are here - Baptist University… Southwestern Christian College: $33K earn · $19K net · 33% grad Southwestern Chris… Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus: $31K earn · $21K net · 59% grad Remington College-… Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies: $33K earn · $12K net · 84% grad Valley Grande Inst… CET-El Paso: $33K earn · $16K net · 60% grad CET-El Paso Criswell College: $43K earn · $22K net · 60% grad Criswell College Palo Alto College: $37K earn · $4K net · 33% grad The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio: $33K earn · $29K net · 73% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Baptist University of the Americas ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Baptist University of the Americas: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$37,709 40th percentile higher than 40% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Baptist University of the Americas National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,709 #3082 of 5103 40th
Average net price $10,964 #1305 of 5020 74th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 28.8% #4360 of 4858 10th
Undergraduate enrollment 99 #4332 of 5462 21st

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

99
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
28.8%
150%-time completion
$37,709
10-yr median earnings
66.7%
First-year retention

How Baptist University of the Americas ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Baptist University of the Americas State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,709 #171 of 324 47th
Average net price $10,964 #84 of 340 75th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 28.8% #284 of 324 12th
Undergraduate enrollment 99 #271 of 366 26th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Baptist University of the Americas

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Baptist University of the Americas - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $9,180
Out-of-State Tuition $9,180
Average Net Price $10,964
27.6%
Pell Grant Rate
10.2%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Baptist University of the Americas swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,740 to $10,887 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -2.1%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$7,740
Highest year
$10,887
Most recent (2023)
$8,750
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $8,9382014: $10,8152015: $10,7272016: $9,3582017: $8,2042018: $9,1932019: $7,9472020: $10,8872021: $7,7402022: $7,7642023: $8,750
2013 · $8,9382023 · $8,750

Over the same years, enrollment went -48.1% (189 → 98 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

55.6%
Female
55.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

66.7%
Retention Rate
$27,315
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 28.8%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 66.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $27,315
Median earnings 10 years after entry $37,709

Programs & Earnings

No program-level earnings data available for this school.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Baptist University of the Americas?
Baptist University of the Americas is a private nonprofit institution in San Antonio, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 99 students.
How much do Baptist University of the Americas former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Baptist University of the Americas who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $37,709 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,315.
How much does Baptist University of the Americas cost?
The average net price at Baptist University of the Americas is $10,964. In-state tuition is $9,180 and out-of-state tuition is $9,180.
What is the graduation rate at Baptist University of the Americas?
Baptist University of the Americas has a 28.8% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 66.7%.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Baptist University of the Americas

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