Student Population at Biola

Total Enrollment

5,387

Undergraduate

3,499

Graduate

1,888

Online Enrollment

935

Men Students

2,405

Women Students

2,982

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,387 students have enrolled at Biola University - 3,499 undergraduate and 1,888 graduate.

By gender, 2,405 male and 2,982 female students are attending Biola University. By attendance status, there are 3,916 full-time students and 1,471 part-time students.

The number of students at Biola University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Lipscomb University and University of Tulsa, its population is relatively small (average population is 7,492).

Biola University offers online degree/certificate programs and 935 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Biola University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,405 male and 2,982 female students attending Biola. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Biola.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Biola
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,499	3,169	330
Men	1,372	1,247	125
Women	2,127	1,922	205

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Biola
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,888	747	1,141
Men	1,033	379	654
Women	855	368	487

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,127 White students (39.48%) and 1,022 Hispanic students (18.97%) at Biola University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Biola University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Biola University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	4	3
Asian	496	218	278
Black or African American	99	41	58
Hispanic	771	270	501
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	1	12
White	1,452	574	878
Two or More Races	281	101	180
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	141	56	85
Total	3,499	1,372	2,127

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Biola University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	373	204	169
Black or African American	79	50	29
Hispanic	251	100	151
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	675	390	285
Two or More Races	87	36	51
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	113	58	55
Total	1,888	1,033	855

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,523 students whose age under twenty five and 1,289 students whose age is over thirty years old at Biola University.

Especially, 90 students are younger than eighteen and 41 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Biola University.

Population by Student Age at Biola University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,499	1,372	2,127
Under 18	88	32	56
18-19	1,225	479	746
20-21	1,428	538	890
22-24	452	184	268
25-29	149	70	79
30-34	61	30	31
35-39	41	16	25
40-49	34	15	19
50-64	16	6	10
65 and over	4	2	2
unknown	1	0	1
Total	3,499	1,372	2,127

Population by Student Age at Biola University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,888	1,033	855
Under 18	2	2	0
20-21	27	6	21
22-24	301	137	164
25-29	425	200	225
30-34	262	144	118
35-39	194	123	71
40-49	360	224	136
50-64	280	173	107
65 and over	37	24	13
Total	1,888	1,033	855

Online Student Population

At Biola University, 2,788 students (51.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 935 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 515 students live in California where Biola University is located in and 324 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,387	3,499	1,888
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	935	243	692
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,853	1,454	399
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,599	1,802	797

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	935	243	692
California Residents	515	160	355
Other State in U.S.	324	74	250
Outside of U.S.	96	9	87
Unknown	0	0	0