College · Private nonprofit · Daytona Beach, FL · City
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
Admit rate58%
6-yr median pay$65k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size9,139
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $65k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 58% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1148.
If you get in
9,139 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $25k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$100k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$75k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$25k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $12.1k
- Books & supplies
- $1,600
How students pay for it.
Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans10%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention64%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr21%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$65k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$84k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 9,139
- Location
- Daytona Beach, FL
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Also known as
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White51%
- Hispanic20%
- Black8%
- International6%
- Two or more races5%
- Asian4%
- Unknown4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time71%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 11
What you can study.