La Mirada, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in La Mirada, California, Biola University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,434, made up of 3,481 undergraduates and 1,953 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
Biola University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 83 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Cinematography and Film/Video Production. It awarded 1,187 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
5,434
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
1,187
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
83
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 83
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
764
Master's degrees
337
Doctoral degrees (research)
39
Other doctoral degrees
30
Postbaccalaureate certificates
17
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,434
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,481
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,953
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,051
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,772
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,279
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
27%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Undenominational
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pacific West Conference
President
Barry H. Corey
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization