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Biola University
La Mirada, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 3,474 students · mostly bachelor degrees
411th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$31,495
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$62,757
Graduation rate
68%
Admission rate
74%
Median graduate earnings
$56,778
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,875
Average SAT
1261
Median ACT
26
Pell grant recipients
26%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
93 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree55 grads/yr$111,200Industrial and Organizational Psychology · Doctoral Degree27 grads/yr$110,375Accounting · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$99,007Accounting · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$91,330Business/Commerce, General · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$90,894Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$86,263Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$78,943Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other · Master's Degree46 grads/yr$77,659Education, General · Master's Degree23 grads/yr$76,309Business/Commerce, General · Bachelor's Degree$69,873Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$69,087Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$65,558Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$62,319Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Master's Degree67 grads/yr$62,024Theology and Religious Vocations, Other · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$60,758Radio and Television · Bachelor's Degree$60,082Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$60,014Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$59,925Bible/Biblical Studies · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$58,569Philosophy and Religious Studies, General · Master's Degree$57,874Bible/Biblical Studies · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$56,442Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$53,781Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$51,566Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$50,781Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$49,450
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.