Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Friends University is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.6% of undergraduate students being women and 47.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,190, with 626 women and 564 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Friends University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.9% of undergraduate students being women and 32.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 502, with 341 women and 161 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 47.4% 564 students
- women 52.6% 626 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.1% 161 students
- women 67.9% 341 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 55.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 647 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 13.1% of the student body, with 152 students. Mixed race students represent 13.0% of the population, with 150 students, while Hispanic students account for 6.6%, with 77 students. Asian students account for 4.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 47 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 4 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 7.0% of the population, totaling 81 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Friends University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 55.9% 647 students
- African American 13.1% 152 students
- Mixed race 13.0% 150 students
- Unknown race 7.0% 81 students
- Hispanic 6.6% 77 students
- Asian 4.1% 47 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 4 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 72.8% 358 students
- African American 9.3% 46 students
- Unknown race 7.1% 35 students
- Mixed race 4.7% 23 students
- Asian 3.7% 18 students
- Hispanic 2.2% 11 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.1% 50 students
- Mixed race 15.6% 15 students
- African American 13.5% 13 students
- Unknown race 9.4% 9 students
- Asian 5.2% 5 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 33% 389 students
- 20-21 25% 297 students
- 22-24 10% 116 students
- 25-29 5% 54 students
- 40-49 4% 50 students
- 35-39 3% 33 students
- 30-34 3% 30 students
- 50-64 2% 19 students
- 40-49 20% 99 students
- 25-29 18% 93 students
- 35-39 17% 88 students
- 22-24 16% 79 students
- 50-64 15% 75 students
- 30-34 13% 65 students
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