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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Daytona Beach, FL

Population 500,000

Website https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,535

Men / Women 72% / 28%

White 51%

Hispanic 15%

International 10%

Black 9%

Asian 5%

Mixed 5%

Native American 0%

From State 27%

From Region 4%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Professional 42%

Engineering 34%

Humanities & Social Sciences 8%

Business & Economics 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Computer Science 3%

Health Sciences 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,249

Est. Cost of Attendance $64,632

10-Year ROI $185,000

ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%

4-Year Graduation Rate 42%

6-Year Graduation Rate 67%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)

Sunshine Hours 2,862 (81%)

Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No

Acceptance Rate 72%

Yield (Unbound) 26%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	22	#162
Humanities & Social Sciences	2	#553
Life & Natural Sciences	0	#576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 77%

SAT Range 1190 – 1320

SAT Math Range 580 – 690

SAT RW Range 580 – 670

ACT Range 24 – 30

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	208	46% / 54%	4%	$75,860		93%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	27 —	41% / 59%	7%	$76,903	82	—
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$74,893	80	93%
Computational Mathematics	20 +8	65% / 35%	15%	$89,136	92	—
Physics	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$76,135	82	—
Aerospace Physiology and Medicine	38 —	29% / 71%	5%	$74,015	79	—
Applied Psychology	30 —	33% / 67%	7%	$81,800	87	93%
Communication	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$62,557	60	—
Homeland Security	51 —	51% / 49%	0%	$71,085	75	92%
Interdisciplinary Studies	5 —	100% / 0%	0%	$60,210	54	91%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	20 —	60% / 40%	0%	$73,175	78	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Aviation	593	81% / 19%	20%	$83,164		94%
Aeronautics	542 +1	84% / 16%	21%	$83,811	88	94%
Air Traffic Control	20 +1	50% / 50%	25%	$83,811	88	94%
Air and Space Operations Technology	31 —	48% / 52%	3%	$71,445	76	100%
Aviation Operations	— —	—	—	$81,694	87	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Business		72	71% / 29%	17%	$85,780		95%
Business Administration		72 —	71% / 29%	17%	$85,780	89	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	525	76% / 24%	5%	$96,701		96%
Aerospace Engineering	327 —	79% / 21%	7%	$97,915	96	96%
Civil Engineering	16 —	69% / 31%	0%	$87,354	90	—
Computer Engineering	7 —	71% / 29%	0%	$94,762	94	100%
Electrical Engineering	14 —	100% / 0%	0%	$97,461	95	96%
Engineering Physics (Aerospace)	25 —	68% / 32%	4%	$92,202	93	100%
Mechanical Engineering	89 —	71% / 29%	0%	$93,818	94	95%
Computer Science	30 —	73% / 27%	3%	$100,310	96	—
Software Engineering	9 —	78% / 22%	11%	$94,762	94	100%
Safety Science	8 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$100,926	97	96%

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