Biola University Business Programs

Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. La Mirada is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Biola University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Biola.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#126	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Biola has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#5	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Public Relations	College Factual
#45	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#47	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Biola University?

Contact details for Biola are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	13800 Biola Ave, La Mirada, CA 90639-0001
Phone:	562-903-6000
Website:	https://www.biola.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/Biola
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/biolau

How Do I Get Into Biola?

You can apply to Biola online at: https://www.biola.edu/admissions/undergrad#apply-now

Admission Requirements for Biola

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Biola?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, Biola does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 65%.

Average Test Scores

About 77% of students accepted to Biola submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

Biola received ACT scores from 32% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Biola University?

The overall average net price of Biola is $37,750. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Biola, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $9,137 a year. That adds up to $36,548 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Biola is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Biola University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,683 undergraduate students at Biola, with 3,391 being full-time and 292 being part-time.

There are also 2,132 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,391 full-time undergraduates at Biola, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Biola University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	531
Black or African American	92
Hispanic or Latino	681
White	1,510
International Students	179
Other Races/Ethnicities	398

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Biola University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Biola. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Indonesia, and China.

Online Learning at Biola University

In 2019-2020, 5,683 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Biola has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 30th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Biola

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Biola University was 192.3%. This is the #246 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Biola regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Biola ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Biola.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#103
Business Administration & Management	#139

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Biola University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	122	0	122
Accounting	22	13	35
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	33	0	33
General Business/Commerce	0	26	26
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	9	9
TOTAL	177	48	225

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert J. Boser under License

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