Friends University
Wichita, KS · Private · Large city
Private institution in Wichita, KS · 1,015 undergraduates · 56% acceptance rate · $52,113 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 21%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,7521,537th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,7481,413th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $32,7481,347th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,4011,329th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,113956th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,9601,030th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.5%719th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.6%1,259th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 55.6%341st most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1014923rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0151,357th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.7%1,014th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 331 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $91,744 | $63,005 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,436 | $50,231 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $49,344 | $43,899 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,369 | $36,992 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | $22,999 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,476,448 (M $2,490,448 · W $1,618,675 · Coed $367,325)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Weight Lifting
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefriends.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 155089)
- Compare colleges in KSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in KansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Friends University vs Southwestern CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.