About Us

Friends University is a private non-denominational Christian university in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 1898. The main building was originally built in 1886 for Garfield University, but was donated in 1898 to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) by James Davis, a St. Louis business man.

Friends University is accredited by these organizations:

• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation" (CAEP)
• Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)
• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

Mission

Friends University, a Christian University of Quaker heritage, equips students to honor God and serve others by integrating their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives.

What We Believe

As a Christian university of Quaker heritage, the University looks to the life and ministry of Jesus Christ as a model and example of conduct for members of our community. We believe that we are called to "live as Jesus did" (1 John 2:6), "follow God's example," (Eph. 5:1-2), and as His friends, love one another in the name of Jesus (John 15:12-17).

While the University community includes persons of various faiths, the University holds to the following core Christian beliefs:

• The Bible is the inspired and authoritative Word of God.
• Human beings were created by God, in His likeness and image, and thus have inherent dignity.
• This is God's world and we are stewards of His resources.
• There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His death on the cross as the only sacrifice sufficient for our salvation, in His bodily resurrection, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
• In the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.