
Wayland Baptist University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2023 is 54.0%, with 1,974 applicants and 1,067 accepted. There has been a notable decline in acceptance rates over recent years, dropping from 70% in 2022 and 81% in 2021, reaching a peak of 97% in both 2020 and 2019. Historically, acceptance rates have decreased from 98% in 2018 to 100% in 2016, indicating a growing competitiveness in the admissions process year over year.