Private nonprofit · University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Daytona Beach, Florida · Small city

#3 for grad earnings in Florida
57.9%
Admit rate
$18,725
Avg net price
21%
Graduation rate
$84,131
Median earnings

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Daytona Beach, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 9,139 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 9,139 undergradsSmall citySelective · 58% admitNear the coast

Will you get in?

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

Admit rate
57.9%
SAT (mid 50%)
1040–1240
Avg GPA (est.)
3.35

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

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

About Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. At the time of European contact, the area where Daytona Beach is located was inhabited by the Freshwater people, a branch of the Timucua. The town of Nocoroco in what is now Tomoka State Park was the most important in the region. The Museum of Arts and Sciences is the primary cultural facility for Daytona Beach and Volusia County. Other museums located in the city include the Southeast Museum of Photography and the Halifax Historical Museum. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
49 miles to Orlando, FL
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to Daytona Beach (DAB)

How Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide compares

Selectivity57.9%

More selective than 78% · #20 most selective of 49 in Florida

SAT average1148

Higher than 44%

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 6% · #59 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention60%

Higher than 13%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$84,131

Higher than 93% · #3 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$18,725

Cheaper than 56% · #22 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$23,666

Lower than 47%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 5%

Undergraduate enrollment9,139

Larger than 88%

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

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

12,462students
  • Undergraduate9,13973%
  • Graduate3,32327%

Undergraduates by gender

9,139undergrads
  • Women1,66018%
  • Men7,47982%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black8.4%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian4.4%
  • Other or multiracial16%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,139
Graduate enrollment
3,323
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
26%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
76%
Median family income
$38,662
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$81,576
Endowment
$7,350,000

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 678 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Florida12%
  • Other U.S. states83%
  • International5.2%

A national draw — only 11% of first-years come from Florida; 80% arrive from other states.

5% 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
57.9%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1040–1240
SAT average
1148
SAT reading
520–630
SAT math
520–610
ACT composite
18–28
Average GPA (estimated)
3.35

Cost

In-state tuition
$12,097
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$24,878
Average net price
$18,725

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)
21%
Graduated on time (4 years)
10%
First-year retention
60%
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
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
59%

About 10% 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
10%
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
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 99 campuses (12,770 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Arson
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
$18,216
$30–48k
$18,777
$48–75k
$19,002
$75–110k
$21,057
$110k+

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
$90,544

$19,002/year × about 4.8 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.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$749
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $749. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

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 139 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
48°F
Annual rain
51.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.67.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Daytona Beach Intl AP, FL US station (0.5 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.