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Located in Wichita, Kansas, Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution. Wichita is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Friends University?

The acceptance rate at Friends University is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 60% of accepted students are men and 40% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Friends University submitted their SAT scores. Math scores were between 473 and 538.

Friends University received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Friends University, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $6,717 a year. That adds up to $26,868 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Friends University is 2.9%. 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.

Friends University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,190 undergraduate students at Friends University, with 889 being full-time and 301 being part-time.

There are also 502 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 889 full-time undergraduates at Friends University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	28
Black or African American	121
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	479
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	202

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.

Online Learning at Friends University

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Friends University. In 2020-2021, 820 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Friends University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Friends University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Friends University was -4.4%. This is the #1,706 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Friends University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.