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Local students named to Dean’s List at Baylor

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WACO, Texas (Jan. 20, 2026) – More than 5,300 Baylor University students have been named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s Academic Honor List, which recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in at least 12 graded semester hours.

Local students making the Dean’s List include:

TX Gilmer 75644 Kaitlyn Mathews College of Arts & Sciences
TX Gilmer 75645 Alli Wilson College of Arts & Sciences

As a preeminent Christian Research 1 university, Baylor’s mission is to educate students for worldwide leadership and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. Students are drawn to the University from all 50 states and more than 100 countries for the transformational Baylor experience that combines Christian mission and academic excellence at a midsize university with a vibrant campus life of nearly 400 clubs and organizations and Power 4 athletics. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, Baylor students interact with outstanding full-time faculty – who deeply value teaching and mentoring – from their first days on campus through graduation while also pursuing research and scholarship at the highest levels.

Baylor provides numerous academic and research opportunities across various disciplines and a high-value experience through 133 baccalaureate programs in fields as varied as business, engineering, pre-medicine, computer science, religion, nursing and music, along with 82 master’s programs, 52 doctoral programs (including the Juris Doctor) and the Education Specialist program.

Nationally Recognized Student Experience

Nationally, Baylor’s undergraduate experience is highly rated in the 2026 U.S. News’ Best Colleges rankings:

  • No. 4 for First-Year Experiences
  • No. 9 for Learning Communities
  • No. 27 for Best Undergraduate Teaching
  • No. 38 for Most Innovative Schools
  • No. 40 for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects

Additional national accolades:

Research 1 University

One of one of only three private Research 1 universities in the state of Texas, Baylor is among an elite list of 187 private universities designated as R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Through top-tier research, scholarship and external funding support, R1 universities bring their voice to bear in addressing the world’s most significant challenges. Baylor – as a preeminent Christian research university – infuses the quest for solutions, at the highest levels, with the University’s distinct voice and mission.

Today, Baylor continues to move forward under the Baylor in Deeds strategic plan, which aims to intentionally create a larger network of relationships across the globe, increasing student and faculty mobility and elevating Baylor’s research aims to global issues of high impact.

ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked Research 1 institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for 20,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions. Learn more about Baylor University at www.baylor.edu.

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