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'''Baylor University''' was chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas and is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning and the largest [[Southern Baptist]] university in the world.
'''Baylor University''' was chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas and is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning and the largest [[Southern Baptist]] university in the world, and the oldest continuously running university in Texas. Its 735-acre campus is located in [[Waco]], [[Texas]], on the Brazos River. Baylor is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Baylor has grown to almost 14,000 students and offers 76 master's and 22 doctoral programs, two educational specialists, juris doctor, master of divinity and doctor of ministry. Its law school is notable for its emphasis on producing lawyers who will practice in Texas courts; as part of the curriculum in a student's third year s/he must take several "Practice Court" classes (and must schedule any other classes around them) which emphasize actual courtroom procedure and practice.
Baylor has grown to almost 14,000 students and offers 76 master's and 22 doctoral programs, two educational specialists, juris doctor, master of divinity and doctor of ministry. Its law school is notable for its emphasis on producing lawyers who will practice in Texas courts; as part of the curriculum in a student's third year s/he must take several "Practice Court" classes (and must schedule any other classes around them) which emphasize actual courtroom procedure and practice.
Its athletic programs are members of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. Its most dominant program is women's basketball, which has won three national titles (2005, 2012 and 2019; the 2012 team was the first to go 40–0 in NCAA women's basketball history). The men's basketball team won the 2021 national title, only the second program from Texas to do so (in an all-Christian university matchup against Gonzaga, one of the powerhouse programs in men's basketball in its own right).
Its athletic programs are members of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. Its most dominant program is women's basketball, which has won three national titles (2005, 2012 and 2019; the 2012 team was the first to go 40–0 in NCAA women's basketball history). The men's basketball team won the 2021 national title, only the second program from Texas to do so (in an all-Christian university matchup against Gonzaga, one of the powerhouse programs in men's basketball in its own right).