Biola University

Biola University is a private nonprofit college in La Mirada, CA. Its average net price is $32,530 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$27,693
$30,001 to $48,000$24,201
$48,001 to $75,000$27,376
$75,001 to $110,000$29,331
$110,001 and up$39,686
$50,904Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$50,904Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$32,530Average Net Price
$13,680Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$4,350Other Expenses
33.3%Students on Pell Grants
45.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

74.4%Acceptance Rate
600 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,324
8 years after entry$57,456
10 years after entry$64,126
68.5%Graduation Rate
83.9%Retention Rate
$22,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

La Mirada, CALocation
Large suburbSetting
3,474Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$52,960 National median for this major n=144Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,065 Small program - rough guide n=40$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=47
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,080 n=105$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=97
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$30,583 Small program - rough guide n=30
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=39
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$34,943 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$38,619 Small program - rough guide n=75$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=81
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$32,579 Small program - rough guide n=60$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=88
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$100,604 Small program - rough guide n=66$29,469 Small program - rough guide n=68
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Religious Education$36,920 National median for this major n=720Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$23,329 Small program - rough guide n=36
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$21,625 Small program - rough guide n=34
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=36
Urban Studies/Affairs$46,328 National median for this major n=907Not published

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