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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

  • 0-30k
    22%
  • 30-48k
    not reported
  • 48-75k
    not reported
  • 75-110k
    not 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

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
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

  • sticker
  • 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.