- The Inkwell
- Kansas
- Friends University
Wichita, KSCity: largeZIP 67213Founded 1898
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1898
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.friends.edu
KansasPrivate nonprofit
Friends University
Friends University is a private nonprofit university in Wichita, Kansas, with 1,048 undergraduates. It admits 55% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $26,384 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate55%
Retention66%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans59%
$26,384net price / year
55%admission rate
1080average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$54,046median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,750median debt
#1,064 of 1,704 for earnings#1,308 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,003 of 1,738 for graduation rate#296 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $52,025tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,685
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,685
- Average net price
- $26,384national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,582
$30,001–48,000$22,138
$48,001–75,000$22,418
$75,001–110,000$25,834
$110,001+$30,715
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 55%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–530
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 15–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college55%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,823
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,046middle 50%: $36,684–$78,530
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,530
Median, Friends University$54,046
Lower quarter$36,684
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,048
- Part-time
- 5.5%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 24.7
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 31%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,013 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,033
- Endowment, end of year
- $62,972,035
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic21%
Black9.9%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races7.2%
U.S. nonresident5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown2.3%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Psychology9.9%
Education7.0%
Health professions6.6%
Computer & information sciences5.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.0%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 155089. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q284508.