Biola University
More than a hundred years after its founding in 1908, Biola University stands committed to biblically-centered education, intentional spiritual development and vocational preparation. Lyman Stewart and T.C. Horton initiated the school then known as the Bible Institute. Its programs became a four-year course leading to degrees in Theology, Christian Education and Sacred Music. Under the leadership of Dr. Louis Talbot, the institute was eventually renamed as Biola College in 1949. The demands of the growing student body necessitated the purchase of a 75-acre site in the La Mirada in Southern California which remains up to now the location of the campus. Biola became a university in 1981.
Biola University is comprised of the Talbot School of Theology, the School of Intercultural Studies, the School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, the Rosemead School of Psychology, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Business and the Graduate School. Its campus rests on the borders of Orange and Los Angeles Counties. The tree-lined walkways lead to at least 40 major academic buildings including a state-of-the-art library, a combined athletic field-parking structure and a cutting-edge business building.
Total enrollment is approximately 6,000, 62% of which are undergraduate students, 32% are graduate students. The remaining 6% are students enrolled in the BOLD and ELSP Degree Completion programs. Nationally-respected scholars constitute Biola’s team of educators. Biola University is a Christian institute of higher education that does not have any denominational affiliation.
Biola charges a flat fee as tuition for 12 to 18 units amounting to $ 13,872.00 per semester. Each unit below 12 and above 18 costs $ 1,156.00. Rates for housing facilities range from $ 2,050.00 to $ 3,085.00 per semester while a 20-meal plan cost $ 1,940.00 per semester.
For more information about admissions, financial aid or online learning opportunities such as distance education degree programs or online classes, please contact Biola University.
