Friends University Student Population

How many students at Friends?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Friends University has a total enrollment of 1,961 students, including 1,548 undergraduate and 413 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 899 male students (45.8%) and 1,062 female students (54.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,083 White students (55.2%) and 341 Hispanic students (17.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,548 undergraduate students (78.9%) and 413 graduate students (21.1%).
• Class Delivery: 250 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 687 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Friends's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 899 male (45.84%) and 1,062 female (54.16%) students are attending Friends University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 84.65.

By class level, 1,548 (78.94%) are undergraduate students and 413 (21.06%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.74% are male and 52.26% are female, while among graduate students, 38.74% are male and 61.26% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,083 White, 166 Black, and 59 Asian students out of a total of 1,961 are attending at Friends University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Friends University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Friends has 441 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 1,528 students under 25 years old, and 433 students over 25 years old out of 1,961 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 441 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Friends has 1,416 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 132 students aged 25 and over.

It has 112 graduate students aged under 25 and 301 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Friends University, 250 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 687 students are enrolled in some online courses.

176 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,548 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 115 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.43%.110 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.