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What Biola University costs

La Mirada, California · Private · 3,474 undergrads

Biola University's sticker price was $65,258 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $32,530 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $27,693.

What does Biola University cost?

$32,530 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $65,258.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$27,693
$30,000–$48,000$24,201
$48,000–$75,000$27,376
$75,000–$110,000$29,331
over $110,000$39,686

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$27,693
$30,000–$48,000$24,201
$48,000–$75,000$27,376
$75,000–$110,000$29,331
Over $110,000$39,686

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 58% off Biola University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Biola University cost less than Point Loma Nazarene University and Art Center College of Design but more than California Lutheran University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Biola University$27,376$32,530
California Lutheran University$20,665$26,445
Point Loma Nazarene University$31,096$40,555
Art Center College of Design$43,601$48,389

The sticker price

$50,904
Tuition, 2025-26
$65,258
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
33%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$28,817
average grant for students who got aid.
46%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$22,250
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Biola University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $27,693 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,258. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Biola University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Biola University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $24,201 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,258. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Biola University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Biola University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $27,376 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $65,258. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Biola University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers