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Biola University

Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639-0001

Official telephone: (562) 903-6000
Fax number: (562) 903-4709
Website: https://www.biola.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2025 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://
biolau.studentaidcalculator.com/
survey.aspx

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $50,904; $50,904 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,200
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,230
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $11,234

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: December 1
Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
59% of first-year students
66% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
18% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
20% of first-year students
16% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
68% for first-year students
65% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$33,949 for first-year students
$33,008 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$28,159 for first-year students
$26,053 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$6,712 for first-year students
$8,471 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$852 for first-year students
$2,333 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
36% of first-year students
38% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$21,873 for first-year students
$19,495 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • United Negro College Fund
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • athletic scholarships

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