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Friends University is a private regional university located in Wichita, Kansas. Friends University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Friends University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,343 10 years after enrolling, 8th in Kansas, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Friends University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Friends University is ranked 10th in Kansas.
Friends University’s median net annual cost of $20,916 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Friends University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Accounting, Education (subject specific), Zoology, Health & Fitness, HR Management - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,916
Average years to graduate
4.4
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Friends University - Business Administration, Education, Mental & Social Health Services, Health Administrative Services - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Friends University is 0% higher than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Friends University, Pell Grant recipients represent 40% of the measured graduating class, 5% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Friends University graduates within 4.5 years.
Friends University is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Friends University’s economic mobility score of 11.85 is calculated by adjusting the 5.52 economic score of lower-income students by the 40% pell grant recipients within the student body. Friends University’s EMS of 11.85 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Friends University pays $20,916 a year, $23,378 less than the $44,294 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,916
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Friends University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,916 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 80% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,717. This is 26% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,792
Pell grants
$4,615
State grants
$2,889
Institutional grants
$15,675
Friends University offers 50 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Friends University offers 8 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
58
Hybrid programs
58
Percentage of programs online
100%
Friends University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 58% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,826 applicants, of which 1,053 were admitted and 283 enrolled. Friends University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
74%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
35%
59%
In-state
62%
68%
1st generation
36%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
13%
14%
Hispanic
15%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
8%
12%