Biola University
La Mirada, California
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 3,474 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 74%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $32,530per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,12610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Most undergraduate students at Biola complete 30 credits of Bible and theology coursework as part of the core curriculum, qualifying for a minor in biblical and theological studies.
Source: Core Curriculum: Bible and Theology Courses - Biola University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 74%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1370Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $32,530full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $65,258sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $50,904Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 84%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $64,12610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,474Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 33%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 24%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA — admits 91%
- Reach University Oakland, CA — admits 100%
- Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- University of Scranton Scranton, PA — admits 81%
- Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD — admits 75%
- University of Redlands Redlands, CA — admits 83%
- Siena University Loudonville, NY — admits 69%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
- The Catholic University of America Washington, DC — admits 83%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Biola University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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