The Institute for Air Science was created in 1991 with the goal of advancing Baylor University's mission through research, public service and the education of a new generation of pilots. In the same year, the institute initiated the Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science (B.S.A.S.) degree, and graduated its first class in 1995.

The Institute for Faith and Learning was founded in 1997 to assist Baylor in achieving its mission of integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment, and its goal of becoming a university of the first rank committed to its Baptist and Christian heritage.

Baylor University established the J. M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies in 1957. The Institute is the oldest and most well established facility exclusively devoted to research in the broad field of church and state and the advancement of religious liberty around the world.

Located since 1970 in Central Texas, the Institute for Oral History is a freestanding research department within the Division of Academic Affairs of Baylor University.

ISR - Institute of Study on Religion

The Christian Leadership Institute is a four-day leadership initiative offered by Baylor University for rising high school seniors that have an interest in growing their leadership skillset from a Christian perspective and Biblical worldview.

The Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership serves as an interdisciplinary foundation for all health care-related initiatives in the Hankamer School of Business, including teaching, external programming and health services research.

With the range of Baylor's offerings, you can pursue almost any career path. Choose from 150 baccalaureate programs in fields as varied as business, nursing, pre-medicine, music, and computer science.

Baylor University’s Sociology Department, along with the Institute for Studies of Religion, secured funding from the John Templeton Foundation to conduct two national surveys of American religious beliefs, values, and behaviors. In 2009 Baylor University began funding additional waves.

In addition to housing multiple core research and service facilities, the Baylor Sciences Building is home to six academic departments and over a dozen interdisciplinary centers, programs, and institutes.

The online home of "Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics". This innovative signature publication of "The Institute for Faith and Learning". Its themed articles, inspirational pieces, book reviews, interviews, Christian art, liturgies, and hymns help the Church reintegrate Christian ethical reflection, worship, and art. Free study guides are available on this website to enrich personal or group study.

Links to all of the colleges and schools that form the university in addition to links to numerous institutes, centers, libraries, and more.

The Keston Center for Religion, Politics, & Society has joined with the Keston Institute to achieve its mission and is committed to the preservation and utilization of the library and archive, and seeks to promote the research, teaching, and understanding of religion and politics in Communist and post-Communist societies.

As the university's chief academic officer, the Provost has responsibility for all of Baylor's academic enterprises including twelve schools and colleges and more than one dozen research centers and institutes. The Provost works closely with the President, deans, department chairs, faculty, Regents, and others to provide academic vision and leadership and to promote and support excellence in teaching, learning, and research within the context of a Christian worldview.

Department of Statistical Science is an interdisciplinary institute that offers the Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in statistics. The graduate programs are offered with the cooperation of the Departments of Mathematics, Information Systems, and Psychology. The Department created the undergraduate B.S. in Statistics in June 2005 and anticipates admitting its first majors in Fall 2006.

The central libraries, special libraries and resource centers of Baylor house more than 1.6 million bound volumes, more than 2.8 million microforms and government document pieces and thousands of audio-visual items, maps, charts and photographs. The Baylor Libraries originated on the Baylor campus in Independence in 1845 and have evolved with the university's move to Waco in 1886, the construction of Carroll Library in 1903, the opening of Armstrong Browning Library & Museum in 1951, the building of Moody Memorial Library in 1968, the addition of the W. R. Poage Legislative Library in 1979, the Jesse H. Jones Library expansion in 1992, the emergence of Library and Academic Technology Services in 2001, the onboarding of the Keston Center for Religion, Politics, and Society in 2007, and the welcoming of the Institute for Oral History in 2016. Baylor University Press is the academic book publishing arm of Baylor University. Established in 1897, Baylor University Press publishes around forty new academic titles each year. The Press publishes technical scholarship for researchers, tools for teachers, and textbooks for students. All Press publications under our primary academic imprint enjoy rigorous peer review and project development.