Friends University

Friends University is a private nonprofit college in Wichita, KS. Its average net price is $26,384 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,582
$30,001 to $48,000$22,138
$48,001 to $75,000$22,418
$75,001 to $110,000$25,834
$110,001 and up$30,715
$35,685Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$35,685Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,384Average Net Price
$12,326Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,500Books and Supplies
$9,254Other Expenses
33.7%Students on Pell Grants
58.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

55.2%Acceptance Rate
500 to 530SAT Reading, Middle Half
460 to 560SAT Math, Middle Half
15 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,823
8 years after entry$52,570
10 years after entry$54,046
51.1%Graduation Rate
65.5%Retention Rate
$22,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Wichita, KSLocation
Large citySetting
1,048Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,511 Small program - rough guide n=61$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=63
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
History and Political Science$33,924 National median for this major n=27Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$64,365 Small program - rough guide n=33$32,000 Small program - rough guide n=35
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$34,340 National median for this major n=1,905Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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