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Biola University
13800 Biola Ave
La Mirada, CA 90639-0001		 General information
 (562) 903-6000

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, Doctor's degrees, First-Professional degrees
Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
Number of students: 5,830 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:$ 45

About this School
Biola University is a private Christian university, located in the city of La Mirada in Los Angeles County, California with satellite campuses in Chino, Inglewood, Thousand Oaks, Palm Desert, San Diego, San Bernadino and as of May 6, 2006 a new facility in Laguna Hills, Orange County .
 
History
Originally located in downtown Los Angeles at the corner of Sixth St. and Hope St., the university moved to its present location in 1959. The University was founded in 1908 as the Bible Institute Of Los Angeles by Lyman Stewart, co-owner of the Union Oil Company of California (currently known as Unocal), and T.C. Horton, a well known preacher and Christian writer. In 1909, the Institute published a set of books called The Fundamentals, which was a series of essays defending the traditional conservative interpretation of the Bible in response to the growing influence of liberal interpretations. The term "fundamentalism" is derived from this book series. (However, it should be noted that the current ethos of the University is not fundamentalist, but evangelical.) By 1912, the school had grown sufficiently in its outreach and constituency to call R.A. Torrey, a leader in the field of Christian education, as the first dean. Under the leadership of Dr. Louis T. Talbot, president from 1932 to 1952, the Institute program became a four-year course, leading to degrees in theology, Christian education, and sacred music. The School of Missionary Medicine came into being in 1945, laying the foundation for Biola's current baccalaureate nursing program. The Institute was renamed Biola College in 1949. In 1977, the graduate programs of Rosemead Graduate School of Professional Psychology were acquired by the College and relocated on the La Mirada campus. The undergraduate programs in psychology were merged with Rosemead's graduate programs in the fall of 1981, forming the present Rosemead School of Psychology. Under the leadership of Dr. J. Richard Chase, the College became Biola University on July 1, 1981. On November 16, 1996, the University hosted the first national conference on Intelligent Design. Later, Intervarsity Press published Mere Creation (ISBN 0830815155) which was a collection of the papers presented at the conference. Subsequent Intelligent Design conferences were held at the University in 2002 and 2004. On June 1, 2006, Clyde Cook, Biola University's current President announced his retirement after 25 years of service. He will retire in June, 2007, one year before Biola's centennial anniversary. He was one of Calfornia's longest serving university presidents.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2009-20082008-20072007-2006
In-State$ 26,424$ 24,998$ 23,782
Out of State$ 26,424$ 24,998$ 23,782
Books and Supplies$ 1,566$ 1,386$ 1,314
On-Campus
Room and board$ 8,120$ 7,770$ 7,410
Other Expenses$ 2,970$ 2,934$ 2,862
Off Campus
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Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 23% $ 3,158
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 19% $ 8,971
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 85% $ 6,658
Loans to students 93% $ 8,280
 
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