The student population at Biola University is 5,387 (3,499 undergraduate and 1,888 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 914 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Biola is 64.95% which is decreased by 832 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 82 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

935 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 987.21% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,012 where 5,387 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

64.95% of total students is undergraduate students and 35.05% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 832 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 82 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Biola than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Biola University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-146,3014,3311,6412,6901,9701,299671
2014-156,358
57
4,373
42
1,630
-11
2,743
53
1,985
15
1,266
-33
719
48
2015-166,227
-131
4,230
-143
1,547
-83
2,683
-60
1,997
12
1,285
19
712
-7
2016-176,095
-132
4,091
-139
1,483
-64
2,608
-75
2,004
7
1,251
-34
753
41
2017-186,172
77
4,048
-43
1,470
-13
2,578
-30
2,124
120
1,240
-11
884
131
2018-196,109
-63
4,010
-38
1,478
8
2,532
-46
2,099
-25
1,174
-66
925
41
2019-206,103
-6
4,043
33
1,483
5
2,560
28
2,060
-39
1,136
-38
924
-1
2020-215,815
-288
3,683
-360
1,352
-131
2,331
-229
2,132
72
1,167
31
965
41
2021-225,551
-264
3,596
-87
1,367
15
2,229
-102
1,955
-177
1,065
-102
890
-75
2022-235,387
-164
3,499
-97
1,372
5
2,127
-102
1,888
-67
1,033
-32
855
-35
Average6,0123,9901,4822,5082,0211,192830
Biola University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,990 where 3,499 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Biola University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,3314,1841,5702,6141477176
2014-154,3734,2681,5812,6871054956
2015-164,2304,0781,4812,5971526686
2016-174,0913,9471,4252,5221445886
2017-184,0483,8821,3932,4891667789
2018-194,0103,7791,3792,40023199132
2019-204,0433,7721,3742,398271109162
2020-213,6833,3911,2362,155292116176
2021-223,5963,2891,2542,035307113194
2022-233,4993,1691,2471,922330125205
Average3,9903,9901,3942,3823,99088126
Biola University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,021 where 1,888 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Biola University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,9709236133101,047686361
2014-151,9858775473301,108719389
2015-161,9978735683051,124717407
2016-172,0049085503581,096701395
2017-182,1248975073901,227733494
2018-192,0998774734041,222701521
2019-202,0608594603991,201676525
2020-212,1328344503841,298717581
2021-221,9557594123471,196653543
2022-231,8887473793681,141654487
Average2,0212,0214963602,021696470
Biola University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 39.48% and the percentage of black students is 3.30% at Biola University. 16.13% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Biola University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14151,199160880183,276309
2014-15141,217170972133,137332
2015-16111,2821851,00882,936324
2016-17141,2361781,034132,800305
2017-18101,2841861,076212,742306
2018-1991,1902001,080332,666308
2019-20151,0561891,048382,670309
2020-21171,0081861,002722,410306
2021-2211947192981252,306333
2022-2398691781,022182,127368
Average131,1291821,010262,707320
Biola University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

935 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 987.21% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Biola University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,358863315,941
2015-166,2272476705,310
2016-176,0952859034,907
2017-186,1725551,0354,582
2018-196,1096701,3324,107
2019-206,1037551,4513,897
2020-215,8155,59489132
2021-225,5519041,8882,759
2022-235,3879351,8532,599
Average5,9801,1151,0613,804

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