Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas, United States. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The Baylor University campus is located just southeast of downtown Waco, roughly bounded by I-35, La Salle A...
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Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas, United States. It is the largest Baptist university in the world by enrollment. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The Baylor University campus is located just southeast of downtown Waco, roughly bounded by I-35, La Salle Avenue, Eighth Street and the Brazos River. The university is known for its programs in business, law, music, philosophy, and theology and science (see research below).
In 1841, 35 delegates to the Union Baptist Association meeting accepted the suggestion of Reverend William Milton Tryon and R.E.B. Baylor to establish a Baptist university in Texas. Baylor, a Texas district judge and onetime Congressman from Alabama, became the school's namesake. The Texas Baptist Education Society then petitioned the Congress of the Republic of Texas to charter...
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