Class of 2026 Celebrates College Decisions

Members of the Class of 2026 gathered for Baylor’s annual College Decision Day celebration, marking the end of the college admissions process and the beginning of the next chapter for the senior class.

Organized by the College Counseling Office, the event featured students wearing shirts representing the colleges and universities they will attend this fall while decorating campus walkways with chalk-drawn college logos leading up the hill to the chapel turnaround.

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The Class of 2026 submitted 1,223 applications to 233 colleges and universities across 43 states, Washington, D.C., and six countries, including Canada, China, England, Italy, Scotland, and Spain.

This fall, graduates will matriculate to 83 different colleges and universities in 30 states, Washington, D.C., Canada, and Belgium. Forty-eight students will remain in Tennessee for college, while 118 will attend schools out of state and three will study internationally.

The class also includes 43 student-athletes who will continue competing at the collegiate level, including six D1 athletes.