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You are at the age when people no longer need their friends to define themselves and most are starting to concentrate on career, family and their own personal interests. Also about now, people are settling into a lifestyle because of greater self confidence. It is a natural progression. Trust that your friends likely feel some of these things also and while they may share your feelings they are further along in their understanding of self and place in the world, They are still there, just not as much or as often and you stilll have ties that bind you forever.
Think of how it is with family. As an infant you are helpless, totally dependent on your mother. As you grow that dependence becomes less and you step further out on your own. Friends are the exact same thing. They are fulfilling a different role but in the end it toward the same goal - your personal growth - mentally and psychologically.
Talk to them. Make an effort to get together and remain close, even if it is only in one aspect and even if it is only once a month. Explore new interests together, join a club or a literary group. Or visit parks together or museums. Anything you can do to continue the growth while sharing new things.
But mostly, realize it is not you. It is the rest of the world.
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"The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others. " - Theodore Roosevelt
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