Biola University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Biola University is an Evangelical, private, co-educational university located in La Mirada, California. It was established on February 25, 1908 as the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. It was renamed Biola College in 1949 and on July 1, 1981, the College was finally named Biola University. The 96-acre, suburban campus now grants admission to more than 3,900 students every year.

The schools under Biola University are:

• Crowell School of Business
• Rosemead School of Psychology
• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Intercultural Studies
• School of Professional Studies
• Talbot School of Theology

The sports teams of the university are nicknamed the Eagles, which participate in baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, golf, softball and cross country.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Undenominational religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, therapy and counseling, media, music, and fine arts.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,893 in 2009-2010 (5,373 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students, graduate students are 26%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Biola provides on-campus housing for 2,528 of its 5,373 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Golden State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 65 male students received the aid (men were 45% of those receiving aid) and 79 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 55% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Biola offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (199 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (83 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FINE ARTS (28 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (126 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (123 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television
• Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MUSIC (24 awarded)

• Music Pedagogy
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (26 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (380 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology and Religious Vocations
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (33 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (151 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Psychology