Friends University (Friends) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Wichita, KS.
It offers 10 graduate programs - 9 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,988.
A total of 413 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,961 students at Friends. Friends offers online graduate programs and 129 out of 413 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Friends's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,988. It offers ten (10) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Friends University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS |
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| Graduate School Students | 467 students
129 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $11,988 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 10 Graduate Programs
9 Master's, 1 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Friends University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Friends University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,988 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $636.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $11,448 |
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| Fees | $540 |
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| Cost per Credit | $636 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,500 |
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| Room & Board | $11,295 (On-Campus) / $9,791 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $8,550 (On-Campus) / $8,550 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $33,333 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,829 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,448 | $11,988 | $11,988 | $11,988 | $11,988 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Friends University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 9 Master's (7 online programs), 1 Doctorate.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 188 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 69 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 119 | - | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Friends graduate schools have a total of 467 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 162 male and 305 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 152 full-time and 315 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 129 students enrolled through online exclusively and 116 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 300 White, 32 Black, and 11 Asian students are attending at Friends University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
5 grad students are younger than 22 and 133 students are older than 65. It has 186 students aged between 22 and 30 and 89 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 467 |
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| Men | 162 |
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| Women | 305 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 467 |
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| Full-time Students | 152 |
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| Part-time Students | 315 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 467 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 11 |
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| Black | 32 |
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| Hispanic | 31 |
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| White | 300 |
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| Two or more races | 14 |
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| Un-Known | 52 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 467 |
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| 21 & Under | 5 |
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| 22-24 | 107 |
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| 25-29 | 79 |
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| 30-34 | 52 |
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| 35-39 | 37 |
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| 40 & Over | 133 |
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Online Population
At Friends University graduate schools, 129 students enrolled online exclusively and 116 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 413 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 129 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 116 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 168 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 129 |
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| Kansas Resident | 87 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 41 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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