Baylor University

Summary

Baylor University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baylor University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• Baylor University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• Baylor University was a member of Council for Christian Colleges and Universities^[5].
• Baylor University was a member of Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations^[6].
• Baylor University was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities^[7].
• Baylor University was a member of American Council on Education^[8].
• Baylor University's religion is recorded as Baptists^[9].
• Baylor University is located in Waco^[10].
• Baylor University is in the country of United States^[11].
• Baylor University's instance of is recorded as private university^[12].
• Baylor University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[13].
• Baylor University's instance of is recorded as church college^[14].
• Baylor University's founder is recorded as Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor^[15].
• Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor is named after Baylor University^[16].
• Baylor University's logo image is recorded as Baylor Seal.png^[17].
• Baylor University's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121112894^[18].
• Baylor University's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145417768^[19].
• Baylor University's GND ID is recorded as 39427-0^[20].
• Baylor University's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80126169^[21].
• Baylor University's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12519385q^[22].
• Baylor University's IdRef ID is recorded as 034437762^[23].
• Baylor University's location is recorded as Waco^[24].
• Baylor University's postal code is recorded as 76798^[25].
• Baylor University's child organization or unit is recorded as W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University^[26].
• Baylor University's child organization or unit is recorded as McLennan Community College^[27].

Body

Founding

Baylor University's founder is recorded as Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor^[15]. +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Subsidiaries include W. R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University^[26]; McLennan Community College^[27], a community college^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1965^[31]; Baylor University Press^[32], a university press^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1845^[35]; Institute for Faith and Learning^[36], a research institute^[37], founded in 1997^[38]; and Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion^[39], a research institute^[40].

Industry

Baylor University's industry is recorded as higher education^[41].

Why It Matters

Baylor University ranks in the top 6% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]