Student Population at Friends

Total Enrollment

1,724

Undergraduate

1,278

Graduate

446

Online Enrollment

296

Men Students

722

Women Students

1,002

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,724 students have enrolled at Friends University - 1,278 undergraduate and 446 graduate.

By gender, 722 male and 1,002 female students are attending Friends University. By attendance status, there are 1,067 full-time students and 657 part-time students.

The number of students at Friends University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Kansas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Emporia State University and Fort Hays State University, its population is very small (average population is 8,044).

Friends University offers online degree/certificate programs and 296 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Friends University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 722 male and 1,002 female students attending Friends. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Friends
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,278	922	356
Men	598	466	132
Women	680	456	224

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Friends
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	446	145	301
Men	124	30	94
Women	322	115	207

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 951 White students (55.16%) and 269 Hispanic students (15.60%) at Friends University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Friends University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Friends University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	30	11	19
Black or African American	139	81	58
Hispanic	246	116	130
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	647	274	373
Two or More Races	102	50	52
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	64	29	35
Total	1,278	598	680

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Friends University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	2	4
Asian	5	2	3
Black or African American	30	15	15
Hispanic	23	4	19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	304	76	228
Two or More Races	13	4	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	41	4	37
Total	446	124	322

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,192 students whose age under twenty five and 413 students whose age is over thirty years old at Friends University.

Especially, 239 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Friends University.

Population by Student Age at Friends University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,278	598	680
Under 18	239	85	154
18-19	449	238	211
20-21	299	140	159
22-24	132	70	62
25-29	46	20	26
30-34	29	13	16
35-39	22	10	12
40-49	39	16	23
50-64	18	6	12
65 and over	5	0	5
Total	1,278	598	680

Population by Student Age at Friends University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	446	124	322
20-21	4	2	2
22-24	69	25	44
25-29	73	21	52
30-34	71	16	55
35-39	52	19	33
40-49	110	29	81
50-64	63	11	52
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	446	124	322

Online Student Population

At Friends University, 911 students (52.84% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 296 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, 245 students live in Kansas where Friends University is located in and 48 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,724	1,278	446
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	296	139	157
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	615	508	107
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	813	631	182

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	296	139	157
Kansas Residents	245	105	140
Other State in U.S.	48	33	15
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	3	1	2