Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Friends's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kansas.
Friends has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,730 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kansas average (971 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Friends University1,9611,548413
Similarly Ranked Schools7,7305,6802,050
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kansas971818265
The below chart compares the student population between Friends University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 899 male and 1,062 female students attending Friends. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Friends.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Friends
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,5481,034514
Men739521218
Women809513296
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Friends
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total413202211
Men1606892
Women253134119

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,083 White students (55.23%) and 341 Hispanic students (17.39%) at Friends University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Friends University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Friends University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native221012
Asian492029
Black or African American1316863
Hispanic312145167
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White800371429
Two or More Races1225468
Race/Ethnicity Unknown523022
Total 1,548739809
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Friends University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native220
Asian1046
Black or African American352312
Hispanic291217
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White28385198
Two or More Races1569
Race/Ethnicity Unknown743
Total 413160253

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,528 students whose age under twenty five and 311 students whose age is over thirty years old at Friends University.
Especially, 441 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Friends University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Friends University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,548 739809
Under 18441 177264
18-19433 226207
20-21406 207199
22-24136 7561
25-2943 2122
30-3430 1020
35-3916 610
40-4928 1216
50-6413 49
65 and over2 11
Total 1,548 739809
Population by Student Age at Friends University
TotalMenWomen
Total413 160253
20-215 14
22-24107 5057
25-2979 3346
30-3452 2032
35-3937 1621
40-4974 2747
50-6454 1044
65 and over5 32
Total 413 160253

Online Student Population

At Friends University, 937 students (47.78% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 250 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 176 students live in Kansas where Friends University is located in and 69 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,9611,548413
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes250121129
Enrolled Some in Online Classes687571116
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,024856168
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)250121129
Kansas Residents1768987
Other State in U.S.692841
Outside of U.S.330
Unknown211