Wichita, Kansas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Friends University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Wichita, Kansas. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 1,961 students in fall 2024, including 1,548 undergraduates and 413 graduate students.
Friends University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling, and Curriculum and Instruction. It awarded 430 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,961
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
430
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
AssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 56
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
241
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
188
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,961
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,548
Graduate students, fall 2024
413
Full-time, fall 2024
63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,407
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,364
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,043
Full-time, 2024-25
45%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Amy Bragg Carey
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training