Baylor School

Baylor is situated on over 690 acres overlooking the Tennessee River gorge. The school moved to this location in 1915, and includes well maintained buildings dating back to the turn of the century, as well as more recent additions including the area's first LEED certified residence hall. Facilities include a state-of-the-art science and technology building, eight dormitories, library, chapel, sports complex, and a fine arts complex.

The campus is located just minutes from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee - home to the Tennessee Aquarium, a renowned children's museum and an American art museum all along the beautiful waterfront.

Each year, over $4 million is awarded in need-based financial aid.

Baylor expects students to enroll in a minimum of 20 units, including 16 required academic courses in the areas of English, Math, Social Studies, Lab Sciences, Foreign Language and Fine Arts. This core curriculum is supplemented with an average of 22 Advanced Placement courses each year, as well as Leadership Baylor. Honors sections are offered in several courses.

All students at Baylor are required to have an iPad, and boarding students are welcome to bring a computer. All of our facilities have wifi availability, and several computer labs are located around the campus.

Athletics are an integral part of the Baylor experience. Over the past 20 years, the 80 teams competing in 17 different sports have won over 150 State Championship titles. In recent years, Sports Illustrated named Baylor one of the nation's "top high school athletic programs" amount 38,000 contenders.

Baylor offers a variety of clubs & organizations, some that are open to anyone, and some that have a requirement criteria and/ or a selection process. Those clubs include: Anime, Bible Study Group, Chapel Advisory Committee, Community Service, Computer Club, Earth Advocates, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, French Club, German Club, Habitat for Humanity, Latin Club, Philosophy Club, Readers’ Circle, Religious Round Table, Science Club, SEC (Student Events Committee), Spanish Club, Spirit Committee, Student Congress, Students for a Free Tibet, Swing Dance Club, Toss Up, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Walkabout, Writers’ Collective, Cum Laude, Inner Circle, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, Peer Support Network, Peer Tutors, Prefects and Proctors, Red Circle, Round Table, Student Council

Dr. Coleman Barks - author, Dr. George Smith - US Department of Education, Seth Carico - Bass Baritone Opera Performer, Michael Weatherly - actor

Boys - uniform khaki pants or shorts, B-shirt, belt, socks & shoes. "Chapel Dress" includes a uniform dress shirt and tie.
Girls - uniform skirt or pants, B-shirt, socks & shoes. "Chapel Dress" includes a uniform dress shirt.

In order to be considered for admission, we review the following: main application, teacher recommendations, a personal recommendation, school transcript, and standardized test scores. We also prefer prospective students to have an official campus visit and interview. If a campus visit is not possible, a Skype interview can be arranged.

Baylor's mission is to foster in its students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world.

In early 1893, a group of Chattanooga businessmen set out to find an educator who could open a college preparatory school for "the young men of the city." Their search led them to John Roy Baylor, a graduate of the University of Virginia. On September 12, 1893, Baylor's University School opened in an old house in downtown Chattanooga with a student body of 31 boys ranging in age from 10 to 17.
Over the years Baylor has evolved from a non-military school, to a military school, and back to a non-military school in 1971. With the exception of a brief period from 1900-1911, Baylor was an all-male school, until 1985 when the shift to co-education took place. Today, Baylor enrolls students in grades 6-12. Our boarding program draws students from around the country and the world, who are attracted to the school by a strong academic program, diverse extracurricular activities, and a nurturing residential atmosphere.

Baylor School's vision, forged by 120 years of history, embraces the idea that we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors as much as we borrow it from our children. Our focus is on the future and the realization of each student's singular potential while we conserve the extraordinary resources that make Baylor such a fabulous place to learn.