Biola University
La Mirada, CA · private, nonprofit · 3,474 undergraduates
Biola University tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Biola University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Biola University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,667 per male athlete and $14,694 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,289 per men's player, 118% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,746 per women's player, 43% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
Biola University, in La Mirada, CA, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Pacific West Conference and the Western Water Polo Association.
Biola University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 7 players in 2020 to 9 in 2025. Biola University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division II median of 5.2, by 42%.
Biola University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 9 players in 2025, down from 10 in 2020. Biola University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 3 players per coach, well below the Pacific West Conference median of 5, by 40%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Biola University fund its athletes?
Biola University reported 370 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 182 men and 188 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $4,885,952 across all sports ($2,123,387 for men's sports, $2,762,565 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $23,483 for men's sports and $19,783 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $129 and $105 per athlete.
What is Biola University like academically?
Biola University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 74% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1261, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.
The full cost of attendance is around $62,757 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,495 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 50% of the sticker price on average.
68% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 84% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,778, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Biola University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Business, Management & Marketing, is 16% of degrees, with Health Professions, Visual & Performing Arts and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (106 degrees)
- Psychology, General (97 degrees)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts (75 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (55 degrees)
- Biology, General (54 degrees)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (50 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (36 degrees)
- English Language and Literature, General (26 degrees)
- Sociology (23 degrees)
- Journalism (23 degrees)
What is La Mirada, CA like to live in?
Biola University sits in La Mirada, a suburb of a large city of about 47,000 people in Los Angeles County, California.
The median household in La Mirada earns about $110,177, which is above the California median ($96,334) but far above the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of California, around $763,200 and rents are typical for the state, about $2,052 a month.
Commutes run long, about 32 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 42, with 19% under 18 and 20% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Biola University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Biola University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Pacific West Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Western Water Polo Association), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the Biola University tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, Biola University listed 9 players on the men's tennis roster, 10% below the NCAA Division II median of 10, and 9 on the women's, in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does Biola University give athletic aid for tennis?
- Biola University does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $11,667 per male athlete and $14,694 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does Biola University spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $5,289 per men's player, 118% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $3,746 per women's player, 43% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is Biola University?
- Biola University is in La Mirada, CA, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Biola University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $62,757 a year, and an average net price of $31,495 after grants and scholarships.