Wayland Baptist University (WBU) is private Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Southern Baptist Convention). Wayland Baptist has 11 campuses in five Texas cities, six states, American Samoa, and Kenya. It was originally chartered in 1908 and as of 2021, had a total enrollment of about 900 students on its main campus and about 4,000 students in total.