Apartments Near Baylor Sciences Building
The Baylor Sciences Building (BSB) is one of the largest academic buildings in the U.S. at 500,000 sq ft, housing biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science departments.
Why Baylor Sciences Building Matters
If you're a Baylor STEM major, the BSB is where you live during the school year. Labs that run three or four hours, group projects that bleed into late evenings, office hours scattered across departments, and exam prep sessions in study rooms — it adds up to a building that effectively becomes your home base. Living 0.5 miles away means you can walk over for a 9 a.m. lab and walk home for lunch between labs without having to plan around a parking situation. The BSB also houses most of the pre-med and pre-health prerequisite courses, so even non-STEM majors who are taking biology or chemistry will spend serious time here. The building has dedicated study spaces, faculty offices, and the science research labs that undergraduates can join through Baylor's research programs. Proximity matters when your week looks like 8 a.m. organic chemistry, 11 a.m. cell biology, 1 p.m. lab, and then a 7 p.m. study group back at the building — going home and back is realistic on foot.
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What's Around Baylor Sciences Building
The walkable picks 19Eleven residents actually use on the way to and from Baylor Sciences Building.
Carroll Science Building
Older science building adjacent to BSB — some specialty courses and labs still meet here.
Moody Library
Pair lab time at the BSB with study time at Moody — a 5-minute walk between them.
Mayborn Museum
Baylor's natural history and cultural museum is across the street from BSB — free for students.
Local Tips
BSB has 24-hour swipe access for STEM majors during finals — verify with your department for keycard activation.
The vending machines on the third floor BSB are stocked with surprisingly good study snacks at 2 a.m.
Pre-meds: research lab openings post each semester — start asking professors early in the fall.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Live 0.5 mi from Baylor Sciences Building
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