Biola's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Biola University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Biola University students is 69.9%. Female students graduated at a rate of 71.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 67.2%.

69.9%

asian 75.4% 104 students
African American 62.5% 15 students
white 75.3% 290 students
unknown 66.7% 16 students
hispanic 60.1% 107 students
International Students 58.1% 18 students
Mixed Race 60.0% 27 students

Drop Out

Biola University has an overall drop-out rate of 6.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 3.8% and 7.1% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.1%

asian 3.6% 5 students
African American 8.3% 2 students
white 4.2% 16 students
hispanic 8.4% 15 students
International Students 29.0% 9 students
Mixed Race 4.4% 2 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Biola University at a rate of 22.7% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 20.6%, and male students' 27.1%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

22.7%

asian 18.1% 25 students
African American 25.0% 6 students
white 20.3% 78 students
unknown 29.2% 7 students
hispanic 30.9% 55 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 15 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.3%

asian 2.9% 4 students
International Students 9.7% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,482	$74,576	$86,424
Business/Commerce, General	$37,111	$44,711	$53,447
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$31,574	$26,585	$44,140
Music	$28,811	$39,369	$43,156
Communication and Media Studies	$30,228	$35,772	$41,681
Religious Education	$23,993	$26,933	$41,017
Biology, General	$27,443	$25,194	$40,650
Sociology	$28,935	$25,387	$40,119
Psychology, General	$25,427	$27,091	$38,863
English Language and Literature, General	$18,018	$31,670	$37,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$37,471	$30,771	$37,436
Fine and Studio Arts	$24,630	$24,808	$35,420
Journalism	$31,624	$27,669	$35,135
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$27,427	$30,228	$34,962
Bible/Biblical Studies	$27,118	$30,119	$34,025
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	$20,116	$21,508	$28,610
Political Science and Government	NA	$40,188	NA
Computer Science	$71,368	$47,260	NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$37,928	$33,993	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$42,927	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Education, General	$49,980	$51,273	$52,274
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$40,448	$38,289	$40,971
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	$61,522	$53,775	$40,589
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	$39,608	$33,993	$38,029
Bible/Biblical Studies	$42,078	$41,565	$31,283
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$47,260	NA
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$61,355	NA	NA
Business/Commerce, General	$71,466	$90,856	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$63,404	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$73,587	$62,012	$72,963
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	$76,225	NA	NA
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	NA	$63,328	NA

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