unitid 110097 · La Mirada, CA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Biola University
- enrollment 2023
- 5,857
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
74%
50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
3,474
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$62,757
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$31,495
after aid, aided students
84th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,778
after entry, Title IV students
61st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$23,875
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $27,144 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k22%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $60,489
- First-generation students
- 24%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $48,984
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 113 | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 90 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 68 | $51,956 | $23,250 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 67 | $51,063 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 55 | $88,061 | $29,375 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other. | 46 | $76,926 | — |
| Biology, General. | 42 | $58,547 | $27,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 33 | — | $26,062 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 32 | $76,744 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 30 | — | $21,104 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 29 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 28 | $53,454 | $26,094 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.