Baptist University of the Americas
Tuition per year
$8,400
$16,070 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
99
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
5.6%
4-year; 6-year rate 11.1%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Website
- www.bua.edu
- Undergraduates
- 99
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- San Antonio, about 8 mi
- Nearest international airport
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT), about 15 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Baptist
- President
- Abraham Jaquez (President)
- Phone
- 2109244338200
- City
- San Antonio, Texas
- Address
- 2418 W. Ansley Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78224-1443
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies. | - | ||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music, General. | - |
Students
104 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 39:61 · Freshman retention 66.7%
- Continuing undergraduates 84
- First-year undergraduates 8
- Graduate students 5
- Transfers and others 7
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (99)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 20.5% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2023
Cost
2025 cost per year
$16,070
- Undergraduate tuition
- $8,400
- Room and board
- $7,670
- Graduate tuition
- $7,920
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 17% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 0%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$5.8M
Expenses$3.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Trinity UniversitySan Antonio · 9.0 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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University of Texas-San AntonioSan Antonio · 17.3 mi
U.S. News #227
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Texas State UniversitySan Marcos · 52.1 mi
U.S. News #288
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The University of Texas at AustinAustin · 80.8 mi
U.S. News #34
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Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown · 103.5 mi
Liberal Arts #91
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Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station · 158.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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Baylor UniversityWaco · 174.2 mi
U.S. News #90
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Rice UniversityHouston · 190.5 mi
U.S. News #16
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 191.2 mi
U.S. News #202
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.