After Friends University: graduation, pay and debt
Wichita, Kansas · Private · 1,048 undergrads
61% of Friends University students finish within six years, the typical student earns $54,046 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $22,750 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$54k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
61%
finish within six years.
52%
finish in four years.
66%
of first-years come back for year two.
$22.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
52%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
61%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
66%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
64%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
174
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
16%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$47,823
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$54,046
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$22,750
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,413
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,041
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers