Biola University

Biola University is a four-year, private Christian university in La Mirada, California. Biola offers biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development and vocational preparation within a community where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians. Biola’s nine schools offer more than 150 academic programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.

Biola University Veteran & Military Support Programs

Biola University offers the following veteran and military support programs:

• Biola University is a GI Bill® approved school
• Has a Student Veterans of America chapter
• Offers credit for military experience
• Awards credit for the CLEP exam, but not the DSST exam
• Approved for Tuition Assistance
• Biola University is a Yellow Ribbon school

Biola University is a MyCAA approved school.

Message from Biola University

Biola University is a private Christian university located in Southern California. For over 100 years, Biola a community where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians has been committed to biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development and vocational preparation.

Founded in 1908, Biola University is a nationally ranked Christian university enrolling over 6,000 students in La Mirada, online, and in distance programs worldwide. Biola is consistently ranked among the nation’s foremost Christian universities by U.S. News & World Report.  Biola is home to the Torrey Honors Institute, a world leading, classically based honors program for students of any major, and the Stewart Honors program for STEM students.

Biola’s 95-acre campus is less than 25 miles from iconic Southern California locations. Biola’s athletic program competes in NCAA Division II. Over two-thirds of Biola students receive financial aid. Biola is a Yellow Ribbon school and offers an unlimited number of Yellow Ribbon scholarships annually, up to the total cost of tuition and required fees.