Biola University

Name: Biola University Common Data Set 2015-16
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Common Data Set 2015-16

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Acceptance Rate

73.1%

Applications

3,701

Admitted

2,706

Enrolled

827

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$56,778

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

68%

6-year completion

Average net price

$31,495

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$23,875

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction217fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES

Institutional Control

Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)

Classification

Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college

Academic Year

Academic year calendar:4-1-4

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	4225

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	1997

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide full-time, part-time, and total enrollment by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Total full-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total part-time students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	6222

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	19	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	176	7	7
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	24	Not reported	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	383	Not reported	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	Not reported	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	150	Not reported	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	1	Not reported	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	47	Not reported	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	829	Not reported	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	0
Associate degrees	0
Bachelor's degrees	899
Postbachelor's certificates	55
Master's degrees	318
Post-master's certificates	7
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	47
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	0
Doctoral degrees, other	17

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	774	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	774	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	400	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	121	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	18	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	539	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	70%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	819	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Did not persist	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Final cohort	819	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than four years	431	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than five years	131	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Completed in less than six years	17	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total completers	579	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	85.00%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	1142	2559	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	778	1928	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	263	564	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	564	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units16

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab1

Foreign language4

Social studies1

History1

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	Yes	—	—
Class rank	—	—	Yes	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	—	Yes	—	—
Interview	—	Yes	—	—
Extracurricular activities	—	Yes	—	—
Talent or ability	—	—	Yes	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	—	—	Yes	—
Alumni relation	—	—	Yes	—
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	Yes	—	—	—
Volunteer work	—	—	Yes	—
Work experience	—	—	Yes	—
Level of applicant interest	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	83	Not reported
ACT	Not reported	Not reported

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
SAT math	490	620	Not reported
ACT composite	21	28	Not reported
ACT math	20	27	Not reported
ACT English	22	29	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class30

Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class59

Percent in top half of high school graduating class88

Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class12

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7424.8

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4918.3

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2414.1

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998.5

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.3

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Total100

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.53

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:45

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:2-years

Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes

Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes

Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No

Transfer Admission

3 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	381	564	Not reported	945
Admitted	236	398	Not reported	634
Enrolled	117	174	Not reported	291

Other extracted fields

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes

Application for Admission

Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes

High school transcriptRequired of Some

College transcript(s)Required of All

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.

Fall Closing Date: Month11

Spring Closing Date: Month11

Fall Notification Date: Month3

Spring Notification Date: Month11

Other

Fall Closing Date:Day15

Spring Closing Date: Day15

Fall Notification Date: Day1

Spring Notification Date: Day15

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)24%

Percent who live off campus or commute10%

Percent of students age 25 and older0%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)22%

Percent who live off campus or commute37%

Percent of students age 25 and older5%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students20

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)26

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Information

If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X

Credits per Term

Minimum2

Tuition Policies

Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No

Financial Aid

8 TABLES

Reporting Year

Academic Year2014-2015 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$6,239,676

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$24,800,260

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$36,767

Total Scholarships/Grants$38,442,506

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$20,801,317

Federal Work-Study$531,178

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$21,332,495

Parent Loans$8,352,154

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,391,780

Athletic Awards$1,141,563

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$7,726,685

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$48,009

Total Scholarships/Grants$7,774,694

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,147,252

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0

Total Self-Help$5,147,252

Parent Loans$5,332,088

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$2,195,461

Athletic Awards$1,036,770

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.653

Aid to Nonresidents

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:131

Financial Aid Deadlines

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month3

Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1

Financial Aid Notification

If yes, starting date (Month):1

If yes, starting date (Day):1

Institutional Aid

AcademicsX

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Financial Aid Page 21 Common Data Set 2015-2016

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio15

based on ____ students6,222

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0.44%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	10.68%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.67%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Education	Not reported	Not reported	7.23%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	0.11%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
English	Not reported	Not reported	4.78%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	4.45%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.22%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	4.00%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	1.78%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.44%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	10.34%
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.11%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	9.57%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	9.15%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	0.00%
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	12.01%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	8.34%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	12.90%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2.78%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

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