Biola University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Biola University is a private doctoral/professional university in La Mirada, CA (suburb setting), with 3,395 undergraduates (54% women), affiliated with the Undenominational. It admitted 60% of 4,003 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1130–1360 on the SAT and 24–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $63,006 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $30,510 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 0.67 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Biola University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Undenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,704
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Biola University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Biola University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Pacific West Conference | 35 | — | 5 | $623k | $17,807 | — | |
| Baseball | Pacific West Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $775k | $18,441 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Pacific West Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $940k | $55,296 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Pacific West Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $744k | $53,157 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Pacific West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Pacific West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Pacific West Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $675k | $20,443 | — | |
| Softball | Pacific West Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $640k | $32,006 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 23 | — | 7 | $351k | $15,258 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Independent | 26 | — | 7 | $414k | $15,910 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Pacific West Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $274k | $30,435 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Pacific West Conference | 9 | — | 3 | $289k | $32,100 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Pacific West Conference | 51 | — | 1 | $580k | $11,379 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Pacific West Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $659k | $19,371 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Pacific West Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $623k | $31,160 | — | |
| Men's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Men | 26 | — | 1 | $459k | $17,637 | — | |
| Women's Water Polo | Western Water Polo Association Women | 24 | — | 4 | $548k | $22,834 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.