- The Inkwell
- California
- Biola University
La Mirada, CASuburb: largeZIP 90639Founded 1908
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1908
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.biola.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Biola University
Biola University is a private nonprofit university in La Mirada, California, with 3,474 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $32,530 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention84%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share33%
Federal loans46%
$32,530net price / year
74%admission rate
1261average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$64,126median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,250median debt
#600 of 1,704 for earnings#1,530 of 1,739 for lowest net price#422 of 1,738 for graduation rate#686 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $65,258tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,904
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,904
- Average net price
- $32,530national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,693
$30,001–48,000$24,201
$48,001–75,000$27,376
$75,001–110,000$29,331
$110,001+$39,686
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1261
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college33%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,324
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,126middle 50%: $37,371–$94,682
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,682
Median, Biola University$64,126
Lower quarter$37,371
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,474
- Part-time
- 8.5%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 33%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,336 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,866
- Endowment, end of year
- $141,349,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic24%
Black3.2%
Asian13%
Two or more races8.2%
U.S. nonresident6.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown5.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts19%
Health professions15%
Business & management15%
Psychology11%
Theology & religious vocations7.6%
Education5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.8%
Communication & journalism4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110097. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q864450.