Campus Report

Baylor Marriage Pact · 2024 ·

The time has come, Baylor.

We thought we’d share a bit about Baylor’s romantic playing field——just so you know what you’re up against.

Our analysis is built upon anonymized and aggregated data from the Baylor Marriage Pact. It will never be sold or shared for commercial purposes. You can read more about our principles and practices here.

The more the major

Your major, your concentration, your greatest disappointment to your parents. And our favorite way to slice and dice the campus. Sit back and enjoy judging all the majors that aren’t your own.

Baylor Business Fellows majors would rather fail a test than cheat

And for that, we salute them. Here’s how different majors answered the question: “I would rather fail an exam than cheat on it”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Baylor Business Fellows	0.07	0.10	0.15	0.07	0.15	0.20	0.25	x̄=4.72	n=40
Child and Family Studies	0.08	0.04	0.17	0.13	0.21	0.17	0.21	x̄=4.67	n=24
Electrical and Computer Engineering	0.05	0.05	0.18	0.23	0.18	0.23	0.09	x̄=4.50	n=22
Biology	0.07	0.16	0.26	0.14	0.12	0.13	0.13	x̄=3.97	n=125
Accounting	0.17	0.12	0.18	0.07	0.16	0.18	0.11	x̄=3.91	n=82
Health Science Studies	0.15	0.14	0.21	0.11	0.16	0.12	0.11	x̄=3.78	n=131
Marketing	0.18	0.13	0.28	0.17	0.07	0.09	0.08	x̄=3.41	n=117
Management Information Systems	0.23	0.10	0.30	0.07	0.07	0.17	0.07	x̄=3.40	n=30
Finance	0.14	0.21	0.25	0.18	0.12	0.04	0.07	x̄=3.30	n=113
Communication Specialist	0.17	0.17	0.30	0.13	0.13	0.07	0.03	x̄=3.23	n=30

Health Science Studies majors are running for the hills

What’s going on in there? Someone check in on them. Everyone else, read up on what your sane friends are up to.

Film and Digital Media majors might be open to being open

We asked if you were open to nonmonogamous relationships—here’s what you said, by major.

	1 – no way the more the merrier – 7
Mechanical Engineering	1.00	n=38
Child and Family Studies	1.00	n=24
Health Science Studies	1.03	n=131
Biology	1.11	n=125
Marketing	1.12	n=117
Computer Science	1.35	n=23
Film and Digital Media	1.50	n=22

Topics to avoid

at the dinner table

In other words: politics, money, and religion. But really——who are we without them?

Take a look below to gather fodder for your next divisive discussion.

There’s gold in them there hills

Here’s how you answered the question “I can find it within myself to love someone if they’re rich enough.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Child and Family Studies	2.08	n=24
Supply Chain Management	2.21	n=19
Marketing	2.61	n=117
Biology	2.74	n=125
Health Science Studies	2.88	n=131
Political Science	3.21	n=63
Management Information Systems	3.27	n=30

Protestant students want religious kids

Something to know if you fall in love with them. Here’s how each religion answered: ”It’s important my kids be raised religious.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Protestant	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.08	0.17	0.70	x̄=6.49	n=327
Christian	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.09	0.13	0.15	0.58	x̄=6.10	n=936
Catholic	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.09	0.19	0.17	0.49	x̄=5.88	n=281
Hindu	0.05	0.00	0.18	0.36	0.41	0.00	0.00	x̄=4.09	n=22
Spiritual	0.17	0.17	0.26	0.32	0.09	0.00	0.00	x̄=2.98	n=47
Agnostic	0.37	0.24	0.15	0.22	0.00	0.02	0.00	x̄=2.30	n=54
Atheist	0.50	0.30	0.05	0.15	0.00	0.00	0.00	x̄=1.85	n=20

51% of Republicans wouldn’t date a Democrat

Breaking down the biggest political beefs: Each box indicates the percentage of the political identity listed to the left who reported they don’t want their partner to have the political identity listed above.

	Liberal	Democrat	Apolitical	Independent	Libertarian	Conservative	Republican
Liberal	0.04	0.03	0.06	0.01	0.06	0.24	0.27
Democrat	0.04	0.06	0.10	0.04	0.05	0.30	0.38
Apolitical	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02
Independent	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.04
Libertarian	0.15	0.19	0.19	0.04	0.00	0.07	0.04
Conservative	0.25	0.25	0.09	0.05	0.10	0.04	0.05
Republican	0.40	0.51	0.23	0.15	0.23	0.05	0.07

Big year for politics

Juniors are the most conservative

...but freshmen are the most polarized by gender.

Here’s the political ideology of students on campus by class year and gender (measured as % liberal minus % conservative).

	More liberal More conservative
Freshman MAN	0.62	n=128
Freshman WOMAN	0.34	n=211
Sophomore MAN	0.62	n=154
Sophomore WOMAN	0.47	n=353
Junior MAN	0.64	n=151
Junior WOMAN	0.52	n=323
Senior MAN	0.36	n=145
Senior WOMAN	0.29	n=273

Democrats claim they always vote

Here’s how we hit the polls. Allegedly.

	Never Even in local elections
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Democrat	0.02	0.02	0.08	0.14	0.25	0.23	0.27	x̄=5.35	n=185
Republican	0.01	0.02	0.08	0.20	0.25	0.19	0.24	x̄=5.18	n=873
Liberal	0.04	0.01	0.12	0.22	0.28	0.15	0.19	x̄=4.88	n=102
Conservative	0.02	0.07	0.10	0.33	0.22	0.12	0.14	x̄=4.59	n=201
Independent	0.04	0.07	0.18	0.27	0.20	0.12	0.13	x̄=4.36	n=208
Apolitical	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.25	0.13	0.04	0.00	x̄=3.06	n=52

Home is where the heart is

Some of us moved here from a long way away. Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Here’s how we answered “I take pride in where I’m from.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Other	5.16	n=94
Liberal	5.30	n=102
Republican	5.40	n=873
Conservative	5.41	n=201
Independent	5.52	n=208
Apolitical	5.75	n=52

Women vs Men

Ladies and gentlemen——we know you’re curious. We’re here to give you the data on the age-old question: How different are men and women, really?

These analyses focus on respondents that identified as men and women. We support nonbinary students at Baylor absolutely, and due to the limited size of our sample we can’t share their insights without compromising their anonymity and safety. If you have questions about this, or ideas about how we can do this better, send us a note at inclusion@marriagepact.com.

Gender and orientation at Baylor

About 1 in 18 women at Baylor identifies as non-heterosexual.

Of those, 75% identify as bisexual.

About 1 in 17 men at Baylor identifies as non-heterosexual.

Of those, 47% identify as bisexual.

Points of disagreement

Presenting the questions the women and men of Baylor were most misaligned on. If you’re in the mood to pick a fight, have fun.

Q: “I generally like to take control during sex”

38%

26%

17%

men

I'd rather not 🥺

Give me the reins 😈

24%

21%

22%

26%

women

Q: “I want to be worshiped by my partner”

24%

20%

19%

12%

men

Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

12%

11%

12%

18%

25%

11%

10%

women

Q: “I find politically incorrect humor funny”

15%

22%

21%

33%

men

Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

12%

25%

22%

14%

16%

women

Q: “When someone vents to me, I first offer”

15%

17%

20%

21%

13%

men

Emotional support

Practical advice

17%

24%

20%

12%

14%

women

Let’s Talk

About Sex

This year, we’re going out with a bang. Here’s a look at what Baylor students are getting up to in the bedroom.

Sophomores are ready to settle down

Meanwhile, seniors like to keep things casual.

Here’s how each year stacks up on sociosexuality (in other words, openness to hooking up without commitment).

	commitment casual sex
Freshman	-0.30	n=340
Sophomore	-0.38	n=508
Junior	-0.37	n=474
Senior	-0.23	n=420

Bringing politics into the bedroom

...is always a good idea! Here’s how students with different political identities answered the question “I generally like to take control during sex.”

	I’d rather not 🥺 Give me the reins 😈
Republican	3.26	n=873
Liberal	3.30	n=102
Democrat	3.42	n=185
Independent	3.45	n=208
Conservative	3.49	n=201
Libertarian	3.63	n=27
Apolitical	3.81	n=52

What’s the easiest major?

No, not that kind of easy. Here’s how the different majors at Baylor answered the question “How long do you think it’s appropriate to wait before sex?”

	Zero wait Until marriage
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Computer Science	0.00	0.09	0.13	0.48	0.13	0.00	0.17	x̄=4.35	n=23
Film and Digital Media	0.09	0.09	0.18	0.09	0.27	0.00	0.27	x̄=4.45	n=22
Economics	0.04	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.13	0.00	0.33	x̄=4.50	n=24
Finance	0.02	0.04	0.19	0.21	0.15	0.12	0.27	x̄=4.88	n=113
Biology	0.02	0.06	0.10	0.25	0.21	0.10	0.26	x̄=4.90	n=125
Health Science Studies	0.02	0.06	0.16	0.17	0.15	0.11	0.34	x̄=5.05	n=131
Marketing	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.20	0.09	0.19	0.37	x̄=5.29	n=117
Mechanical Engineering	0.00	0.05	0.08	0.11	0.08	0.18	0.50	x̄=5.76	n=38
Supply Chain Management	0.00	0.05	0.05	0.11	0.16	0.11	0.53	x̄=5.79	n=19
Child and Family Studies	0.00	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.08	0.08	0.71	x̄=6.25	n=24

We asked: How single are you?

Here’s how each class year responded. If only there were an algorithm to make this easier...

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