Friends University: Rankings

Updated: February 29, 2024

Friends University ranked 1447th in the United States, 5444th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 12 research topics. Friends University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 166 academic publications and 620 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 10 notable alumni.

Ranking	Category
#5444 of 14,131	In the World
#1530 of 2,597	In North America
#1447 of 2,496	In the United States
#15 of 32	In Kansas State
#2 of 3	In Wichita
#5991 of 6,537	For Law
#6067 of 6,493	For Sociology
#6131 of 6,606	For Political Science
#2373 of 7,738	For Alumni Impact
#4727 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Friends University ranked 1577th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 6487th in the World with 119 publications made and 472 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking	Location
#1577 of 1,728	In the United States
#1666 of 1,819	In North America
#6487 of 7,020	In the World

Friends University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications	Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991	1	1
1992	2	1
1993	0	1
1994	1	3
1995	0	0
1996	2	2
1997	1	4
1998	0	2
1999	1	2
2000	1	3
2001	2	4
2002	3	6
2003	1	6
2004	4	8
2005	1	9
2006	3	7
2007	2	11
2008	3	11
2009	0	13
2010	3	27
2011	8	19
2012	6	13
2013	7	19
2014	5	24
2015	2	21
2016	4	31
2017	8	22
2018	5	31
2019	8	23
2020	2	29
2021	9	45
2022	4	31
2023	6	34

The following table provides academic rankings for Friends University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield	United States ranking	North America ranking	World rank
Law	1458	1543	5991
Sociology	1481	1567	6067
Political Science	1490	1577	6131
History	1433	1519	6135
Philosophy	1503	1590	6305

Environmental Science rankings

Friends University ranked 1501st for Environmental Science in the United States and 6488th in the World with 79 publications made and 353 citations received. Main research topic: Geography and Cartography.

Environmental Science ranking	Location
#1501 of 1,598	In the United States
#1585 of 1,687	In North America
#6488 of 6,798	In the World

Friends University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year	Environmental Science publications	Environmental Science citations
1991	1	0
1992	0	0
1993	0	1
1994	1	0
1995	0	0
1996	2	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	1
1999	0	0
2000	0	3
2001	1	2
2002	3	5
2003	0	2
2004	3	3
2005	1	4
2006	1	4
2007	1	8
2008	3	8
2009	0	6
2010	2	18
2011	3	8
2012	5	10
2013	4	13
2014	4	13
2015	2	17
2016	6	25
2017	4	11
2018	6	24
2019	6	15
2020	1	22
2021	10	47
2022	1	32
2023	2	32