by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach was awarded 158 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is air and space operations technology.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is ranked #169 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach held the #218 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is also ranked #4 out of 77 schools in Florida.
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If you're applying to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 61%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 66% of students accepted to Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 560 and 670.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is 93%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach this rate is 32%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,155 undergraduates at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach with 6,035 being full-time and 2,120 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,285 | $30,638 | $35,468 | $36,741 | $38,689 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $15,636 a year. That adds up to $62,544 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Aerospace Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900 |
| Phone: | 386-226-6000 |
| Website: | daytonabeach.erau.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/EmbryRiddle |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 566 | $53,995 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 199 | $64,540 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | $67,674 |
| Business Administration & Management | 78 | $56,141 |
| Homeland Security | 62 | $40,792 |
| Military Systems & Maintenance Technology | 32 | $37,861 |
| Quality Control Technology | 28 | NA |
| Applied Mathematics | 27 | NA |
| Civil Engineering | 26 | NA |
| Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution | 25 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 4,317 students took at least one online class at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. This is an increase from the 73 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 4,317 | 451 |
| 2018-2019 | 73 | 36 |
| 2017-2018 | 58 | 26 |
| 2016-2017 | 62 | 18 |
| 2015-2016 | 50 | 24 |
Learn more about online learning at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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