Friends University Business Programs
Friends University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Wichita, Kansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
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Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Friends University has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#23 | Highest Paid Organizational Leadership Graduates | College Factual |
#57 | Highest Paid International Business Graduates | College Factual |
#74 | Highest Paid Finance Graduates | College Factual |
#77 | Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates | College Factual |
#135 | Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates | College Factual |
#180 | Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates | College Factual |
Where Is Friends University?
Contact details for Friends University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213 |
Phone: | 316-295-5000 |
Website: | www.friends.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/FriendsUniversity |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/friendsu |
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? |
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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 | required |
TOEFL | recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Friends University?
Approximately 58% of accepted students are men and 42% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.
Average Test Scores
About 9% of students accepted to Friends University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 560. Math scores were between 460 and 580.
Can I Afford Friends University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Friends University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $6,699 a year. That adds up to $26,796 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Friends University is 5.5%. 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 also 582 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 850 full-time undergraduates at Friends University, 48% are male and 52% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Friends University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 21 |
Black or African American | 117 |
Hispanic or Latino | 135 |
White | 473 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 104 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Friends University has changed over the last few years.
Online Affordability Rankings of Friends University
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Friends University was $30,120 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Friends University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | #25 | #25 |
International Business | #32 | #32 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | #32 | #32 |
General Management Information Systems | #37 | #31 |
Management Information Systems | #40 | #34 |
Finance | #66 | #66 |
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 #1,656 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Friends University regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Friends University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Friends University.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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International Business | #86 | |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | #86 | |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | #91 | |
General Management Information Systems | #102 | |
Finance | #112 | |
Management Information Systems | #140 | |
Finance & Financial Management | #172 | |
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | #195 | |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | #247 | |
Marketing | #287 | |
Organizational Leadership | #320 | |
Human Resource Management | #330 | |
Accounting | #460 |
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%.
Friends University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 63 | 69 | 132 |
Accounting | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Finance | 9 | 0 | 9 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 5 | 0 | 5 |
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 5 | 0 | 5 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Organizational Leadership | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL | 115 | 75 | 190 |
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
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