Biola University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Evangelical
Population 10,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 165 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,220 (94% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (99% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Torrey Honors College

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,274
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 66%
From Region 7%
Athletes 370 (11.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 40%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 13%
Mixed 8%
International 7%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Conservatory of Music 28 57% 39% 14% 4% 18% 14% $44,255 0 -0.27 6 82%
Music 16 — 50% 50% 6% 0% 12% 19% $43,675 38 -0.33 6 82% — — — —
Music Pedagogy 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $43,675 38 -0.33 6 82% — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 83% 17% 50% 0% 0% 17% $43,675 38 -0.33 6 82% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,675 38 -0.33 6 82% — — — —
Music Therapy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,936 97 +1.42 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cook School of Intercultural Studies 5 20% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $36,865 0 -1.82 3 88%
Cross-Cultural Studies 5 — 20% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $36,865 0 -1.82 3 88% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rosemead School of Psychology 85 18% 46% 16% 2% 22% 2% $56,066 3 +0.15 27 88% 11.0%
Applied Psychology 14 — 0% 36% 21% 7% 21% 0% $86,915 100 +4.83 85 88% — — — —
Psychology 71 — 21% 48% 15% 1% 23% 3% $49,984 22 -0.77 14 88% 11.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 84 26% 55% 8% 1% 19% 4% $52,139 2 -0.92 18 94%
English 15 — 7% 80% 7% 0% 13% 0% $35,935 1 -2.01 2 93% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,704 64 +0.08 32 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,010 12 -0.89 11 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,313 25 -0.69 18 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $49,141 19 -0.79 12 — — — — —
Anthropology — — — — — — — — $46,764 6 -0.92 9 — — — — —
Communication 15 — 20% 67% 7% 0% 7% 7% $48,075 7 -1.29 11 94% — — — —
Journalism 7 +1 29% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $56,664 27 -0.63 29 95% — — — —
Political Science 9 +1 44% 33% 0% 0% 33% 11% $62,626 24 -0.71 45 95% — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,837 36 -0.35 58 93% — — — —
Sociology 16 — 31% 25% 19% 6% 25% 6% $49,896 22 -0.63 14 97% — — — —
Strategic Communication 11 +1 9% 55% 18% 0% 18% 0% $67,837 36 -0.35 58 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business, Government, and Economics 114 62% 41% 4% 2% 23% 12% $67,246 35 -0.61 57 97%
Accounting 16 — 75% 31% 6% 0% 44% 6% $87,172 54 +0.01 85 97% — — — —
Business Administration 98 +4 60% 43% 4% 2% 19% 13% $63,993 19 -0.71 49 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Cinema and Media Arts 119 46% 42% 12% 6% 18% 7% $48,344 1 -0.02 11 85%
Game and Interactive Media Design 4 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,919 18 -1.07 27 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 11 — 18% 9% 45% 0% 36% 9% $50,663 21 -0.73 15 — — — — —
Film Production 67 +2 54% 43% 7% 10% 13% 7% $52,453 74 +0.50 19 — — — — —
Screenwriting 12 +1 42% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $43,239 50 +0.02 5 — — — — —
Studio Art 21 — 29% 48% 14% 0% 14% 10% $36,735 9 -1.08 3 85% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $41,834 41 -0.16 4 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 68 25% 34% 22% 0% 29% 9% $47,784 1 -1.09 10 93%
Exercise Science 29 — 55% 45% 10% 0% 28% 10% $42,009 1 -2.31 5 94% — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $58,169 66 +0.04 33 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% 11% 33% 0% 56% 0% $49,282 30 -0.45 12 93% — — — —
Education 11 — 9% 27% 36% 0% 18% 18% $59,199 78 +0.48 36 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 19 — 0% 32% 26% 0% 26% 5% $49,282 30 -0.45 12 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 60 12% 45% 20% 2% 17% 0% $99,191 94 +0.69 92 100%
Nursing 60 — 12% 45% 20% 2% 17% 0% $99,191 79 +0.69 92 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science, Technology, and Health 143 44% 34% 14% 4% 25% 13% $73,798 54 -0.48 70 97%
Engineering Science 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $92,295 30 -0.48 89 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering 19 — 79% 53% 5% 11% 16% 0% $92,318 30 -0.47 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 22 +1 55% 27% 18% 9% 14% 23% $116,281 44 -0.25 98 100% — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $65,488 22 -0.59 53 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 +1 80% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $69,672 31 -0.59 62 — — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $70,507 13 -0.94 64 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 — 83% 17% 33% 0% 0% 50% $56,277 5 -1.35 28 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 41% 28% 21% 3% 17% 10% $62,557 29 -0.45 45 96% — — — —
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Studies — — — — — — — — $65,427 31 -0.37 53 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 — 17% 40% 10% 3% 33% 10% $61,873 48 -0.03 43 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 18 — 17% 28% 17% 0% 44% 6% $51,682 7 -1.15 17 92% — — — —
Public Health 10 — 40% 10% 0% 0% 60% 20% $58,509 26 -0.62 34 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Talbot School of Theology 58 60% 38% 19% 3% 26% 2% $44,520 0 -0.75 6 100% 10.5%
Biblical and Theological Studies 51 +1 61% 39% 22% 2% 25% 0% $45,076 23 -0.71 7 100% — — — —
Religious Education 4 — 75% 25% 0% 25% 0% 25% $37,820 3 -1.60 3 100% 10.5% — — —
Sacred Music 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $44,011 39 -0.29 6 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,876
ROI Percentile 40th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.5% 149 21% 46% 14% 2% 21% 3% $55,327 37 -0.27 25 91% 11.0%
Health Sciences 19.2% 147 24% 39% 14% 1% 29% 6% $71,709 25 -0.36 66 97% —
Arts 19.1% 146 47% 41% 12% 5% 18% 8% $47,264 28 -0.04 9 83% —
Business & Economics 14.9% 114 62% 41% 4% 2% 23% 12% $67,246 19 -0.61 57 97% —
Humanities 10.5% 80 51% 49% 15% 2% 22% 1% $44,201 3 -0.94 6 98% 10.5%
Education 5.1% 39 3% 26% 31% 0% 31% 8% $52,079 39 -0.18 18 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 35 49% 26% 23% 3% 14% 17% $61,480 22 -0.61 42 96% —
Computer Science 3.4% 26 62% 31% 15% 8% 19% 19% $106,995 45 -0.38 96 100% —
Engineering 3.0% 23 78% 52% 4% 9% 17% 4% $92,314 8 -0.47 89 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 5 80% 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% $69,672 25 -0.59 62 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #273 0% $0 33 #138 39 —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #503 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 3 #399 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.8M #514 0% $0 36 #300 39 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 51 $583K $580K $3K
Baseball 42 $841K $774K $66K
Soccer 33 $679K $674K $4K
Water Polo 26 $468K $458K $9K
Swimming & Diving 23 $352K $350K $1K
Basketball 17 $1.0M $940K $96K
Tennis 9 $284K $273K $10K
Total 182 $4.2M $4.1M $193K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 35 $628K $623K $5K
Track & Field (combined) 34 $665K $658K $7K
Swimming & Diving 26 $456K $413K $42K
Water Polo 24 $548K $548K $0
Softball 20 $656K $640K $16K
Volleyball 20 $676K $623K $53K
Basketball 14 $752K $744K $8K
Golf 13 $473K $473K $0
Tennis 9 $293K $288K $4K
Total 188 $5.2M $5.0M $137K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 85 $1.2M $1.2M $10K
Soccer 68 $1.3M $1.3M $10K
Water Polo 50 $1.0M $1.0M $9K
Swimming & Diving 49 $808K $764K $43K
Baseball 42 $841K $774K $66K
Basketball 31 $1.8M $1.7M $105K
Softball 20 $656K $640K $16K
Volleyball 20 $676K $623K $53K
Tennis 18 $577K $562K $15K
Golf 13 $473K $473K $0
Total 370 $11.8M $11.4M $362K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 61%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 71% 70% 60%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1160 – 1370
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 600 – 700