Friends University

How big is the Friends University men's tennis roster?

Friends University listed 10 players on its men's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, in line with the NAIA median of 11.

Friends University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020.

How many coaches does Friends University men's tennis have?

Friends University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 29%.

Fewer players per coach generally means more individual court time with a coach during practice.

What does Friends University spend on men's tennis?

Friends University reported $159,438 in total men's tennis expenses for 2025, 11% below the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $178,739.

Day-to-day operating spending on the men's team came to about $979 per player in 2025, well below the NAIA median of $1,746, by 44%.

Against the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median it is in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $999.

Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all men's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $51 per male athlete in 2025, in line with the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference median of $51.

Total men's tennis expenses rose 96% between 2020 and 2025, from $81,418 to $159,438.

NAIA programs may award athletic scholarships, and NAIA eligibility rules differ from the NCAA’s.

What is Friends University like academically?

Friends University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 55% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1080.

The full cost of attendance is around $50,482 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $27,715 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 45% of the sticker price on average.

43% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 65% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $52,113, above the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Friends University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 26% of degrees, followed by Liberal Arts & Sciences (12%) and Biological & Biomedical Sciences (11%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.

• Business Administration, Management and Operations (51 degrees)
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (39 degrees)
• Psychology, General (27 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (16 degrees)
• Criminal Justice and Corrections (15 degrees)
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (15 degrees)
• Accounting and Related Services (11 degrees)
• Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (11 degrees)
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (8 degrees)
• Computer and Information Sciences, General (8 degrees)

What is Wichita, KS like to live in?

Friends University sits in Wichita, a large city of about 396,000 people in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

Household incomes in Wichita, a median of about $63,072, sit below the Kansas median and likewise below the national one, 20% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $179,500, 12% below the Kansas median and rents are typical for the state, about $960 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 36, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.

31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Kansas average of 35%.

What other teams does Friends University field?

Friends University also fields one other team with a public profile here.

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