Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 7,860 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $40,539per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 67%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $92,06910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Embry-Riddle teaches the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for leadership in industry, government and the military.
Source: About Embry-Riddle - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus features the O'Maley College of Business, the world's only residential college of business dedicated exclusively to aviation and aerospace.
Source: Aviation Careers Start with Embry-Riddle Business Degrees
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1360Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–30Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $40,539full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $64,963sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $46,181Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 67%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $92,06910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,860Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 18%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 36%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- St. John's University-New York Queens, NY — admits 83%
- Belmont University Nashville, TN — admits 95%
- California Baptist University Riverside, CA — admits 85%
- Everglades University Boca Raton, FL — admits 81%
Also worth a look
- Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX — admits 63%
- American University Washington, DC — admits 62%
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT — admits 72%
- Fordham University Bronx, NY — admits 59%
- Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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