Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,862 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,679
Men / Women 72% / 28%
From State 27%
From Region 4%
Athletes 529 (7.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 16%
International 10%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 232 47% 66% 2% 5% 18% 3% $80,572 74 +1.37 80 99%
Astronomy and Astrophysics 26 — 42% 69% 0% 0% 23% 4% $81,238 43 -0.17 81 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 18 — 61% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $81,724 94 +1.50 81 97% — — — —
Computational Mathematics 29 +3 41% 69% 0% 7% 21% 0% $94,740 37 -0.44 91 — — — — —
Physics 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,715 55 +0.01 83 — — — — —
Aerospace Physiology and Medicine 34 — 32% 56% 0% 3% 29% 3% $81,791 91 +0.91 81 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,213 70 +0.18 38 91% — — — —
Applied Psychology 36 — 50% 56% 3% 8% 22% 3% $77,464 99 +3.40 76 100% — — — —
Communication 11 — 27% 55% 0% 9% 18% 18% $69,220 75 +0.69 63 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 21 — 67% 76% 0% 5% 5% 5% $71,142 48 -0.08 67 — — — — —
Homeland Security 52 — 54% 65% 6% 6% 13% 0% $80,618 99 +2.86 80 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Aviation 678 83% 55% 5% 3% 12% 19% $97,343 93 +0.15 92 96%
Aeronautics 624 +1 85% 54% 4% 3% 12% 20% $98,010 62 +0.20 92 96% — — — —
Air Traffic Control 27 — 41% 63% 7% 7% 7% 7% $98,010 62 +0.20 92 96% — — — —
Air and Space Operations Technology 27 — 74% 70% 7% 0% 7% 7% $81,268 16 -0.88 81 91% — — — —
Aviation Operations — — — — — — — — $98,010 62 +0.20 92 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 87 74% 53% 2% 6% 13% 17% $85,871 83 +0.43 85 95%
Business Administration 87 — 74% 53% 2% 6% 13% 17% $85,871 77 +0.43 85 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 647 76% 61% 6% 3% 16% 7% $100,592 95 -0.30 94 97%
Aerospace Engineering 401 — 75% 60% 8% 3% 15% 9% $100,041 37 -0.34 93 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 17 — 53% 59% 0% 6% 12% 12% $92,206 48 -0.02 89 — — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 82% 73% 0% 0% 18% 9% $111,756 46 -0.25 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 25 — 68% 36% 4% 8% 24% 16% $110,653 43 -0.30 97 95% — — — —
Engineering Physics (Aerospace) 18 — 72% 67% 0% 0% 22% 6% $88,105 2 -1.89 86 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 108 +1 85% 64% 5% 5% 16% 2% $96,842 40 -0.30 92 97% — — — —
Computer Science 39 — 87% 69% 5% 3% 15% 3% $113,904 42 -0.32 98 — — — — —
Software Engineering 11 — 64% 55% 18% 18% 9% 0% $111,756 39 -0.39 97 100% — — — —
Safety Science 17 — 53% 65% 0% 0% 29% 6% $99,255 97 +2.11 93 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,346
ROI Percentile 91th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Professional 44.4% 730 81% 55% 5% 3% 12% 18% $96,152 93 +0.35 91 96% —
Engineering 35.3% 580 76% 60% 7% 3% 16% 8% $99,525 40 -0.36 93 97% —
Business & Economics 5.3% 87 74% 53% 2% 6% 13% 17% $85,871 64 +0.43 85 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.6% 75 45% 75% 0% 3% 17% 1% $86,641 69 +0.13 85 97% —
Social Sciences 4.1% 68 51% 62% 1% 7% 16% 6% $74,178 93 +1.88 72 100% —
Health Sciences 3.1% 51 39% 59% 0% 2% 29% 4% $87,612 82 +1.31 86 96% —
Computer Science 3.0% 50 82% 66% 8% 6% 14% 2% $113,431 55 -0.34 97 100% —
Humanities 0.2% 3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,213 73 +0.18 38 91% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering — — — — 16 #147 148 —
Business & Economics — — — — 3 #213 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 2 #308 23 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 21 #375 171 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 172 $653K $653K $0
Baseball 62 $981K $981K $0
Lacrosse 53 $815K $815K $0
Rowing 35 $370K $370K $0
Soccer 29 $793K $793K $0
Golf 15 $293K $293K $0
Basketball 14 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Tennis 11 $451K $451K $0
Other Sports 4 $5K $5K $0
Total 298 $6.1M $6.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 95 $633K $633K $0
Rowing 37 $433K $433K $0
Lacrosse 29 $708K $708K $0
Soccer 27 $783K $783K $0
Softball 22 $616K $616K $0
Other Sports 21 $28K $28K $0
Volleyball 17 $673K $673K $0
Basketball 14 $906K $906K $0
Golf 11 $363K $363K $0
Tennis 11 $443K $443K $0
Total 231 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 267 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Lacrosse 82 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Rowing 72 $803K $803K $0
Baseball 62 $981K $981K $0
Soccer 56 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 28 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Golf 26 $656K $656K $0
Other Sports 25 $33K $33K $0
Softball 22 $616K $616K $0
Tennis 22 $895K $895K $0
Volleyball 17 $673K $673K $0
Total 529 $14.9M $14.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 66% 65% 58%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 77%
SAT Range 1160 – 1360
SAT Math Range 580 – 690
SAT RW Range 580 – 670