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Biola University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Private

Not-for-Profit

Award Completions

Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree – other

State Abbreviation

California

13800 BIOLA AVELA MIRADA, CA 90639

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$29,123

61%

5387

24

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.32

1180

Biola University is a nationally ranked Christian university in the heart of Southern California. Founded in 1908, Biola offers biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development and vocational preparation in a unique community where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians.Biola is consistently ranked among the nation’s foremost Christian universities by U.S. News & World Report. Biola’s eight schools offer more than 300 academic programs at the bachelor’s through doctoral levels, enrolling over 5,300 students in La Mirada, online, and in distance programs worldwide. In 2023, Biola scored the highest of 570 Christian colleges and universities in North America for making Christian faith central to its identity, according to Christian Higher Education: An Empirical Guide. Biola’s 95-acre campus is less than 25 miles from iconic Southern California locations. Biola athletes compete in NCAA Division II. Over 97% of Biola students receive financial aid.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for Biola University is twenty-three percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

Whittier College57.10%
Hope International University36.80%
Chapman University55.70%
Azusa Pacific University67.50%