Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT scores, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Daytona Beach, Florida
Net price / year
$41,272
after grants & scholarships
higher than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
65%
Graduation rate
67%
within 150% of normal time
higher than 68% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$93,582
4 years after graduating
higher than 94% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach at a glance
- What is the tuition at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- Undergraduate tuition and fees are $44,249 for the 2024-25 academic year.
- What is the cost of attendance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- The average cost of attendance is $64,632 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- The average net price is $41,272 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- About 65% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
- What SAT and ACT scores are typical at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- The middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores had an SAT total of about 1160–1360 and an ACT composite of 24–30 (fall 2024). Test policy reported: Considered if submitted, but not required.
- What is the graduation rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
- 67% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach earn?
- The median graduate earns $93,582 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- Graduates earn a median $93,582 four years after finishing, more than 94% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
- At $41,272 a year, the average net price is higher than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
- The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.8 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
- Families earning under $30,000 pay about $36,238 a year on average, versus $45,035 for families earning over $110,000.
- Transportation and Materials Moving is the largest field of study here, at 41% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Average net price
$41,272 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
Estimated total net cost
$165,088
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $36,238
- $30–48k $35,628
- $48–75k $36,769
- $75–110k $40,670
- $110k+ $45,035
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $64,632
- Tuition & fees$44,249
- Books & supplies$1,250
- Room & board$16,894
- Other expenses$3,480
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $44,249
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $44,249
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach acceptance rate and SAT/ACT scores
Acceptance rate
Share of applicants admitted.
Test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Graduation rate
67%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Retention rate
87%
Full-time first-years who return the next fall.
Typical monthly payment
$251
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
2.8 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.3×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 3.2%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 67%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $55,392 · median $84,131 · 75th percentile $112,155
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
How borrowers are doing
One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 4,805 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.
Repayment status one year after entering repayment
- Paid in full 9%
- Making progress 11%
- Not making progress 11%
- Delinquent 1%
- Default 0%
- Forbearance 52%
- Deferment 13%
- Discharged 3%
What the terms mean
- Paid in full:
- The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
- Making progress:
- Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
- Not making progress:
- The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
- Delinquent:
- Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
- Default:
- The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
- Forbearance:
- Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
- Deferment:
- Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
- Discharged:
- The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.
4,805 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 31 | $105,527 | 1 yr$79,2764 yrs$105,5275 yrs$94,762 | U.S. median $109,015 U.S. middle half $86.3K–$145.2K · Below the U.S. median | $26,293 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 25 Small sample | $99,450 | 1 yr$78,0164 yrs$99,450 | U.S. median $100,647 U.S. middle half $84.6K–$122.4K · Below the U.S. median | $25,000 |
| Security Science and Technology Bachelor's · Graduates: 31 | $98,996 | 1 yr$55,2594 yrs$98,996 | U.S. median $57,805 U.S. middle half $41.5K–$76.5K · Above the U.S. median | $19,500 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 100 | $96,331 | 1 yr$73,4334 yrs$96,3315 yrs$93,818 | U.S. median $92,135 U.S. middle half $77.7K–$109.1K · Above the U.S. median | $26,196 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering Bachelor's · Graduates: 286 | $95,552 | 1 yr$75,4834 yrs$95,5525 yrs$97,915 | U.S. median $98,207 U.S. middle half $81.6K–$115.9K · Below the U.S. median | $26,312 |
| Engineering Physics Bachelor's · Graduates: 21 Small sample | $94,084 | 1 yr$56,8894 yrs$94,084 | U.S. median $89,154 U.S. middle half $69.2K–$111.3K · Above the U.S. median | $22,500 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 1,152 | $90,495 | 1 yr$54,8274 yrs$90,4955 yrs$83,811 | U.S. median $85,825 U.S. middle half $61.7K–$118.2K · Above the U.S. median | $23,250 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's · Graduates: 85 | $87,797 | 1 yr$81,4364 yrs$87,7975 yrs$89,361 | U.S. median $80,809 U.S. middle half $62.8K–$103.9K · Above the U.S. median | $22,662 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate · Graduates: 64 | $85,869 | 1 yr$74,4024 yrs$85,8695 yrs$76,557 | U.S. median $48,733 U.S. middle half $31.7K–$67.6K · Above the U.S. median | $22,925 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's · Graduates: 455 | $83,749 | 1 yr$66,9994 yrs$83,7495 yrs$85,780 | U.S. median $68,257 U.S. middle half $47.6K–$93.6K · Above the U.S. median | $22,405 |
Show all 17 programs
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate · Graduates: 47 | $83,749 | 1 yr$76,6634 yrs$83,7495 yrs$85,087 | U.S. median $58,424 U.S. middle half $40.8K–$77.5K · Above the U.S. median | $15,375 |
| Air Transportation Associate · Graduates: 208 | $83,343 | 1 yr$66,9574 yrs$83,3435 yrs$84,472 | U.S. median $75,495 U.S. middle half $52.9K–$111.1K · Above the U.S. median | $18,750 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's · Graduates: 39 | $82,023 | 1 yr$41,4564 yrs$82,0235 yrs$81,800 | U.S. median $50,523 U.S. middle half $35.2K–$66.9K · Above the U.S. median | $23,733 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's · Graduates: 26 Small sample | $76,421 | 1 yr$41,5154 yrs$76,421 | U.S. median $60,997 U.S. middle half $46.5K–$78.1K · Above the U.S. median | $25,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 87 | $75,520 | 1 yr$46,8684 yrs$75,5205 yrs$69,283 | U.S. median $66,596 U.S. middle half $46K–$87.8K · Above the U.S. median | $22,500 |
| Military Systems and Maintenance Technology Bachelor's · Graduates: 25 Small sample | $72,903 | 1 yr$52,8974 yrs$72,903 | U.S. median $75,390 U.S. middle half $55.3K–$94.7K · Below the U.S. median | $25,000 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 74 | $71,014 | 1 yr$48,6764 yrs$71,0145 yrs$71,085 | U.S. median $70,193 U.S. middle half $51.2K–$95.4K · Above the U.S. median | $20,500 |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 56.3%
- Black or African American 4.5%
- Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
- Asian 5.1%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or more races 5.3%
- U.S. nonresident 9.9%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 2.4%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 72%
- Women 28%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
5%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 7,860
- Part-time students
- 4%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 15%
- Receive federal loans
- 29%
- Students per faculty member
- 18 : 1
- Setting
- City
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $44,249. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
The average cost of attendance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach is $64,632 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $41,272 a year. That is higher than 95% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach get?
15% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 29% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $36,238 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $45,035 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach admitted about 65% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.
What SAT and ACT scores do you need for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% had an SAT total of about 1160–1360 and an ACT composite of 24–30 (fall 2024). That is a guide, not a cutoff. Reported test policy: Considered if submitted, but not required.
What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach finish within 150% of normal time. 87% of full-time first-years return the next fall.
How much do Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $93,582 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $67,135.
Is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.8 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $23,666, about 0.3 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 67% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things