$52,113
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Friends University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wichita, Kansas with 1,048 undergraduates and 413 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,715 a year (tuition and fees $34,192). It admits 55% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,113 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,715
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,192
US median $11,837
Admission rate
55%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,113
Rank 1,309 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,715
- Tuition and fees
- $34,192
- Cost of attendance
- $50,482
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,714
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,992
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,517
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,377
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,471
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $25,965 in 2015-16 to $34,192 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1,080
- SAT math, middle
- 506
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 1,048
- Graduate students
- 413
- Part-time students
- 5.5%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 65%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $63.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,309 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,715 | $15,296 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,192 | $9,282 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 55% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 65% | 67% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $10,500 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,960 | $37,685 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,113 | $43,969 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 68 | $41,000 | $78,627 | $84,640 | $103,485 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 48 | $47,833 | $43,226 | $42,257 | $59,571 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,300 | $54,090 | $74,063 | $68,257 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | $46,502 | Withheld | $57,737 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 31 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $22,804 | $41,734 | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $19,500 | $32,760 | $48,375 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $22,500 | $24,870 | $42,940 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $22,996 | $54,393 | $63,701 | $76,194 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $18,750 | $24,692 | $39,329 | $44,055 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | $65,923 | $78,062 | $89,981 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $34,522 | $59,387 | $55,378 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,842 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | $57,030 | $59,653 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $14,583 | $46,313 | $45,032 | $47,382 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wichita and Kansas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Friends University cost?
$27,715 a year is the average net price at Friends University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,192, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,482. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,714 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Friends University?
55% of applicants are admitted to Friends University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,080 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Kansas is 82%.
How much do Friends University graduates earn?
$52,113 a year is the median pay of former Friends University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,960 after 6 years). That ranks 1,309 of 5,094 US colleges and 16 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $78,627.
How much student debt do Friends University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Friends University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Friends University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Friends University finish within 6 years. 65% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Friends University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (68 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (48 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (44 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.