Baylor University Nearby Hotel University Theatre Colleges & Schools Bear Habitat

Waco, Texas Hotel Near Baylor University

Visiting a child or friend at Baylor University? Stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites Waco North and you’ll enjoy close proximity to this well-respected Waco, Texas university that features a theatre, nearly a dozen colleges and schools, and a bear habitat.

Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The world’s largest Baptist university, Baylor opened its doors in 1845, making it Texas’ oldest institution of higher education. For the school’s first 40 years, it was based in Independence, Texas. Its current Waco location-a 735-acre campus on the Brazos River-has been Baylor’s home since 1886. A wide range of career opportunities are available to the nearly 14,000 students in attendance. There are 150 baccalaureate programs from which to choose in a plethora of fields, including business, nursing, education, music, pre-medicine and computer science. In addition to a wealth of undergraduate degree programs, Baylor offers 76 Masters and 22 Doctoral programs. For more information, visit www.baylor.edu/.  [Top]

Baylor University Theatre. Fans of live theatre will flock to the Baylor University Theatre, which presents half a dozen plays during the school year and up to three plays during the summer. The 2007-2008 season features “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller and “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” by Steve Martin. In addition, the Baylor Theatre is the gracious host of the annual Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival. For more information, visit www.baylor.edu/theatre/.   [Top]

Baylor University Colleges & Schools

• College of Arts & Sciences
• George W. Truett Theological Seminary
• School of Education
• School of Engineering & Computer Science
• Hankamer School of Business
• Honors College
• School of Music
• The Louise Herrington School of Nursing
• School of Social Work
• Graduate School
• Law School

For detailed information on Baylor Colleges and Schools, visit www.baylor.edu/admissions/index.php?id=16964   [Top]

Baylor University Bear Habitat. It’s not often that you get to meet North American black bears on a college campus, especially ones named Judge Joy Reynolds and Judge Sue Sloan. These two popular black bears inhabit the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat, the most visited attraction at Baylor. Both of the bears seem very happy there surrounded by a waterfall, caves, pools and digging areas. It’s not surprising that Baylor University would have a bear habitat right on campus. After all, the school’s athletic teams’ mascots are the Baylor Bears. For more information, visit www.baylor.edu/bear/.   [Top]