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Academically, the school is divided into two colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College, eight schools (School of Education, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate School, Hankamer School of Business, Law School, Louise Herrington School of Nursing, School of Music, and School of Social Work), and one seminary, George W. Truett Theological Seminary. While they share the Baylor name, the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, and the Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, TX, are no longer affiliated with Baylor University.

The school's sports teams are called the Bears. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the Big Twelve Conference. Prior to joining the Big 12, Baylor participated in the Southwest Conference from the conference's charter in 1914 until its dissolution in 1996. In 2003, the school's basketball team was embroiled in a major scandal following the death of player Patrick Dennehy . For more information, see Baylor University Basketball Scandal.

Every year since 1909, Baylor celebrates Homecoming. Homecoming activities include Pigskin Revue , a song and dance featuring the top acts from the previous spring's All University Sing ; the Freshman Mass Meeting; the oldest and longest collegiate parade in the United States.

Every spring since 1934, Baylor takes a day off from classes for " http://www.baylor.edu/diadeloso/ Diadeloso ." The campus hosts entertainment of all types - tug o' war contests, 3-on-3 basketball, ping pong, indoor soccer, board game tournaments, comedians, an all-University dance, multi-player console games, gospel choirs, etc. This tradition often baffles new professors, who then require quite a bit of convincing to not hold class (or worse, give an exam) on a seemingly arbitrary Thursday in April.

In 2004, Baylor won its first national sports title ever, in men's NCAA Division I tennis , defeating UCLA, 4-0.

In 1982, a team from Baylor comprised of Terry Talley, Jennifer Harmon, Patrick Keane, and Keith Hall and coached by Dr. Donald L. Gaitros were the world champions of the ACM International Collegiate Programming ContestACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (abbreviated as ACM/ICPC or just ICPC is a major programming competition for undergraduates. History The first contest was held in 1977. It has been held annually since then. Originally, the contest include (ACM/ICPC).

In 2004, Baylor reported enrollment on its recruiting website as follows:

• 11,712 undergraduate students
• 2,225 graduate and professional students

Campus events are chronicled in Baylor's student periodical, The Lariat.

1 Notable alumni

• "Samurai" Mike Singletary - former NFL linebacker
• Robert FulghumRobert Fulghum (born 1937) is an American author, primarily of short essays. He has worked as a Unitarian minister, artist, and teacher as well. He came to prominence in the US when his first collection, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - best-selling author, philosopher

Other notable trivia:

• Baylor is home to the Armstrong Browning Library , which is home of the largest collection of materials related to the English poets Robert BrowningRobert Browning ( May 7th, 1812 December 12th, 1889) was an English poet and playwright. He was born in Camberwell, Surrey, the only son of Robert and Sarah Wiedemann Browning. His father worked as a well-paid bank clerk and so managed to amass a library and Elizabeth Barrett BrowningElizabeth Barrett Browning (Moulton ( March 6, 1806- June 29, 1861) was the most respected female poet of the Victorian era. She was born at Coxhoe Hall (now demolished) near Durham, England. She was christened in Kelloe church, where a plaque describes h.
• The Armstrong Browning Library is also believed to be the home of the largest collection of secular stained glass windows in the world.
• Country music singer Willie NelsonWillie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American guitarist and country singer, originally from Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, though he had already become famous as a 1960s songwriter. Biogra attended Baylor for one year.
• Home of the oldest and longest collegiate parade (started in 1909).