Baylor University is a private Baptist research university which was established in February 1,1845 based in Waco, Texas. It is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions in the west of the Mississippi river in the United States. A vivid campus community is offered by the university for 16,000 plus students by mixing inter-disciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a commitment for the faculty to teaching and scholarship. Its mission is to provide education to men and women for global leadership and service by blending academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring community. It announced its partnership with Compassion International to bring about global human flourishing for children and families in poverty. Its traditions tell the university’s heritage story, honors its past, and join generations of Bears together in a shared experience that transcends time, culture, and trends. Baylor is ranked No. 79 among the supreme national universities according to the U.S. News and World Report.
