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Biola University

Biola University
13800 Biola Avenue
La Mirada, CA 90639-0001

Official telephone: (562) 903-6000
Toll-free telephone: (800) OK-BIOLA
Fax number: (562) 903-4709

Website: www.biola.edu



Screen last updated on: August 6, 2009

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Jonathan Choy,
Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 562 903-4742
800 OK-BIOLA (toll free)
562 906-4541 (fax)
finaid@biola.edu
FAFSA number: 001122

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $26,424; $26,424 out-of-state
Tuition notes: comprehensive tuition/room/board fees, in-state tuition based on per credit hour, out-of-state tuition based on per credit hour
Book fees: $1,314
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,862
Other expenses: personal/misc.
Combined room and board expenses: $7,892

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2yesN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoMarch 2

Applied for financial aid:
83% of first-year students
74% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
87% of full-time undergraduates
93% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
77% of first-year students
78% of full-time undergraduates
85% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
98% of first-year students
99% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
84% of first-year students
79% of full-time undergraduates
52% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
98% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
69% for first-year students
68% for full-time undergraduates
57% for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$12,247 for first-year students
$11,426 for full-time undergraduates
$5,514 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,090 for first-year students
$5,197 for full-time undergraduates
$4,266 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$1,473 for first-year students
$1,244 for full-time undergraduates
$202 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
14% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
7% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$11,905 for first-year students
$13,443 for full-time undergraduates
$6,706 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
3% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 4%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • Private Lenders Stafford Loans, Private Lenders PLUS Loans
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 74%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,007
Types of payment plans:
  • school's own payment plan(s)
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 0%



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