Baylor University

Baylor University is an independent coeducational Baptist institution of higher learning located in Waco, Texas. It is the largest Baptist university in the world and oldest university chartered by the Republic of Texas (1845).

Chief Executives

During its more than 160 years of educational service, Baylor University has had 13 presidents, whose leadership has shaped the growth of the institution.

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• 1846 - 1851: Henry Lee Graves, President
• 1851 - 1861: Rufus C. Burleson, President
• 1861 - 1863: George Washington Baines, President
• 1864 - 1885: William Carey Crane, President
• 1885 - 1886: Reddin Andrews, President
• 1886 - 1897: Rufus C. Burleson, President
• 1899 - 1902: Oscar Henry Cooper, President
• 1902 - 1931: Samuel Palmer Brooks, President
• 1932 - 1947: Pat Morris Neff, President
• 1948 - 1961: William R. White, President
• 1961 - 1981: Abner Vernon McCall, President
• 1981 - 1995: Herbert H. Reynolds, President
• 1995 - 2005: Robert B. Sloan, Jr., President
• 2005 - present: William D. Underwood, Interim President