Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Biola

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 70.80% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Biola University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	70%	67%	71%
2016-17	72%	68%	74%
2017-18	73%	71%	75%
2018-19	73%	71%	74%
2019-20	73%	72%	74%
2020-21	71%	66%	73%
2021-22	69%	67%	71%
2022-23	72%	72%	71%
2023-24	68%	64%	71%
2024-25	67%	68%	66%
Average	70.80%	68.60%	72.00%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.20% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Biola University from 2021 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 84.40% for full-time students and 69.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Biola from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 14.10 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Biola University since 2025.

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