Baylor University is a private Baptist university in
Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas, Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in
Texas, one of the first educational institutions west of the
Mississippi River in the United States, and the largest Baptist university in the world. The university's 1,000-acre campus is located on the banks of the
Brazos River next to freeway
I-35, between the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and
Austin. Baylor University is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Baylor is notable for its law, medicine, business, science, music and English programs.