The State Authorization Network states: “Institutions must follow the state laws of the state where an institution's activity takes place… For any activity that occurs outside of the home state of the institution, the institution has the responsibility to determine if the activity causes the institution to incur legal obligations in the other state. States maintain the authority to regulate out-of-state post-secondary institutions that offer or participate in activities located in their state to protect students as consumers, the general public, and other interests of the state.”

Baylor University has received the appropriate state authorization and/or exemption from the following agencies to operate programs and/or portions of programs:

• Texas: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
• California: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE)
• Colorado: Colorado Dept. of Education (CDHE)
• District of Columbia: Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC)
• New York: New York State Education Department Regents (NYSED)
• Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE)
• Virginia: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
• Washington: Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)

Online Programs

Baylor University participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. This has been approved by the State of Texas and is done through the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. 

This agreement allows students from 49 participating states to file complaints with the State of Texas, where Baylor is based, rather than their own state of residence. 

The only state that does not participate in SARA is California.

Instructional Locations

Baylor’s 1,000-acre main campus is located in Waco, Texas, at the intersection of Interstate 35 and the Brazos River. In addition, the University provides instruction at the Off-campus Instructional Sites (OCIS) listed below. 

Additional Instructional Locations

Regional Sites

First Baptist Church Amarillo (≥25% <50%)
   1208 South Tyler Street
   Amarillo, TX 79101

Fort Worth - Bryant Irvin (≥25% <50%)
   3300 Bryant Irvin Road
   Fort Worth, TX 76109

Lanier Theological Library (≥50%)
   14130 Hargrave Road
   Houston, TX 77070

Louise Herrington School of Nursing (≥50%)
   333 North Washington Avenue
   Dallas, TX 75246

Trinity Baptist Church (≥50%)
   319 E. Mulberry Avenue
   San Antonio, TX 78212

Military Sites

Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston (≥50%)
   3551 Roger Brooke Dr
   Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Cavazos (≥50%)
   36065 Santa Fe Ave
   Fort Cavazos, TX 76544

David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base (≥50%)
   101 Bodin Circle
   Fairfield, CA 94533

Keller Army Community Hospital, US Military Academy (≥50%)
   900 Washington Road
   West Point, NY 10996

Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (≥50%)
   9040A Jackson Ave
   Joint Base Lewis–McChord, WA 98431

Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base (≥50%)
   4700 Las Vegas Blvd N
   Nellis Air Force Base, NV 89191

William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss (≥50%)
   18511 Highlander Medics St
   Fort Bliss, TX 79918

Dual Credit Sites

The Academy of Christian Classical Studies - Midtown Campus (<25%)
   1201 N. Robinson Ave

Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Valor Christian School (<25%)

   3775 Grace Boulevard

Highlands Ranch, CO 80126