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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Prescott, Arizona · Small city

#2 for grad earnings in Arizona#3 most selective in Arizona#4 graduation rate in Arizona
76.6%
Admit rate
$40,287
Avg net price
68%
Graduation rate
$84,131
Median earnings

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Prescott, Arizona (small city setting), enrolling 3,218 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 3,218 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 77% admitNAIA Division IICold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott's admitted students.

Admit rate
76.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1140–1370
Avg GPA (est.)
3.54

Enter a test score to see where you land against Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Prescott, Arizona

Prescott is a city in and the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The first recorded European contact with the Yavapai was made by Spaniard Antonio de Espejo in 1583, who was looking for gold. Until the 1860s, there was no permanent European presence. The territory was explored by the Walker Party in 1862 and 1863. The Pineridge Marketplace, (formerly the Prescott Gateway Mall) is an enclosed shopping mall that opened in 2002, replacing Ponderosa Plaza, which was Prescott's first enclosed mall when it opened in 1980. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
84 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean
222 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)

How Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott compares

Selectivity76.6%

More selective than 52% · #3 most selective of 13 in Arizona

SAT average1250

Higher than 70%

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 74% · #4 of 18 in Arizona

First-year retention82%

Higher than 68%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$84,131

Higher than 93% · #2 of 19 in Arizona

Average net price$40,287

Cheaper than 4% · #17 cheapest of 17 in Arizona

Median debt at graduation$23,666

Lower than 47%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment3,218

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Arizona.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,253students
  • Undergraduate3,21899%
  • Graduate351%

Undergraduates by gender

3,218undergrads
  • Women58418%
  • Men2,63482%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White54%
  • Black2.4%
  • Hispanic16%
  • Asian6.6%
  • Other or multiracial21%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,218
Graduate enrollment
35
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
18%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$38,662
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$90,594
Endowment
$88,191,000

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 833 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Arizona27%
  • Other U.S. states70%
  • International3.6%

A national draw — only 27% of first-years come from Arizona; 70% arrive from other states.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
76.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1140–1370
SAT average
1250
SAT reading
580–680
SAT math
560–690
ACT composite
24–29
Average GPA (estimated)
3.54

Cost

In-state tuition
$44,149
Room & board
$14,928
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
$62,798
Average net price
$40,287

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
68%
Graduated on time (4 years)
46%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$65,391
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$84,131
Median debt at graduation
$23,666
Students with federal loans
35%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
59%

About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
32%
First-generation
34%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,474
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
46%
Housing charge (year)
$8,400
Meal plan (year)
$5,702
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Varsity athletes
249 (142 men · 107 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Soccer68
Baseball41
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)40
Basketball26
Wrestling22
Softball19
Golf17
Volleyball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,264 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Rape
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$39,171
$30–48k
$37,924
$48–75k
$37,346
$75–110k
$37,587
$110k+
$42,834

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$167,332

$37,346/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

93%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$18,082
average award, among those who get one

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott discounts heavily: 93% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $18,082. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 756 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$84,131
Typical debt at graduation
$23,666
Debt vs. one year's pay
28%
Out-earn a HS grad
77%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$74,293
Men
$85,963

Men out-earn women by $11,670 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
12.8″
Annual snow
10.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prescott Love Fld, AZ US station (2.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.