Biola University
La Mirada, California · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 74%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1160–1370
- Undergraduates
- 3,474
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1160–1370
- Reading and Writing
- 600–700
- Math
- 560–670
- Average total
- 1261
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 24–29
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (562) 903-6000
Cost
- Tuition
- $50,904per year
- Average net price
- $32,530What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $64,126
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
Show all 64 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Journalism · bachelor
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication · bachelor
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication · bachelor, master
- Computer Science · bachelor
- Education, General · bachelor, master
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Curriculum and Instruction · master, graduate certificate
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor, master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · bachelor
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language · master, graduate certificate
- Engineering Physics · bachelor
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · master, graduate certificate
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · master
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General · bachelor
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution · master
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness · bachelor
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, General · master
- Philosophy · bachelor, master
- Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other · master
- Bible/Biblical Studies · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology · master, doctoral
- Religious Education · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Religious Music and Worship · bachelor
- Theological and Ministerial Studies · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries · master
- Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Physical Sciences, General · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Social Sciences, General · bachelor
- Anthropology · bachelor, master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Urban Studies/Affairs · bachelor
- Design and Applied Arts · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · bachelor
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General · bachelor
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · bachelor, master
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · master, graduate certificate
- Public Health · bachelor, master
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · bachelor
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor
- Business/Commerce, General · bachelor, master
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · bachelor, master
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, master
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations · master
- Finance and Financial Management Services · graduate certificate
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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