Friends University Overview

Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Friends University Known For?

• The 0% student loan default rate at Friends University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Friends University is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 33% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Friends University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $52,113 a year. That's about 28% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Friends University?

Contact details for Friends University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213
Phone:	316-295-5000
Website:	www.friends.edu

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How Do I Get Into Friends University?

You can apply to Friends University online at: https://www.friends.edu/admissions/apply-to-friends/

Admission Requirements for Friends University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Friends University?

Friends University has an acceptance rate of 63%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Friends University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 481 and 612. Math scores were between 469 and 569.

Friends University received ACT scores from 53% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Friends University?

The overall average net price of Friends University is $34,208. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Friends University, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,683 a year. That adds up to $30,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Friends University is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Friends University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,089 undergraduate students at Friends University, with 850 being full-time and 239 being part-time.

There are also 582 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 850 full-time undergraduates at Friends University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Friends University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	117
Hispanic or Latino	135
White	473
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	104

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Friends University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 34 countries are represented at Friends University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, India, and Spain.

Friends University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	44	68	112
Mental & Social Health Services	0	48	48
Religious Studies	3	36	39
Curriculum & Instruction	0	31	31
Liberal Arts General Studies	27	0	27
General Psychology	22	0	22
Accounting	16	0	16
Health & Physical Education	16	0	16
Zoology	15	0	15
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	12	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	11	0	11
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	10	0	10
Management Information Systems	0	9	9
Special Education	0	9	9
Teacher Education Grade Specific	9	0	9
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8	0	8
Health Sciences & Services	7	0	7
Sociology	7	0	7
Finance & Financial Management	6	0	6
Romance Languages	5	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	5
Music	5	0	5
Mechanical Engineering	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	3	0	3
Computer Information Systems	3	0	3
General English Literature	3	0	3
Allied Health Professions	2	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	1	0	1
International Business	1	0	1
Marketing	1	0	1
Information Technology	1	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	1
History and Political Science	1	0	1
General Biology	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0
Wildlife Management	0	0	0
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0
TOTAL	243	213	456

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Judy Handley under License

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