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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Prescott, AZ
Population 200,000
Website https://prescott.erau.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,650 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 287 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,127
Men / Women 72% / 28%
From State 24%
From Region 29%
Athletes 8.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 9%
International 8%
Asian 7%
Black 2%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 78.8% 78.8% 2012 Men: 78.8% 78.8% 2013 Men: 73.4% 73.4% 2014 Men: 74.1% 74.1% 2015 Men: 75.6% 75.6% 2016 Men: 73.3% 73.3% 2017 Men: 74.6% 74.6% 2018 Men: 72.6% 72.6% 2019 Men: 70.6% 70.6% 2020 Men: 70.8% 70.8% 2021 Men: 71.4% 71.4% 2022 Men: 70.0% 70.0% 2023 Men: 71.8% 71.8% 2024 Men: 70.2% 70.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2012 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Asian: 7.8% 7.8% 2014 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2015 Asian: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2018 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2019 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2020 Asian: 6.6% 6.6% 2021 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2023 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2024 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2011 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Black: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2023 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2012 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2013 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2014 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2015 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2016 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2017 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2018 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2019 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2021 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2022 Hispanic: 15.9% 15.9% 2023 Hispanic: 12.8% 12.8% 2024 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2011 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2012 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2013 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2014 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2015 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2016 White: 65.3% 65.3% 2017 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2018 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2019 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2020 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2021 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2022 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2023 White: 66.1% 66.1% 2024 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2011 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2015 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 International: 4.5% 4.5% 2017 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2019 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 International: 3.6% 3.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2021 Asian: 5.7% 5.7% 2022 Asian: 6.1% 6.1% 2023 Asian: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Asian: 6.6% 6.6% 2025 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Hispanic: 13.7% 13.7% 2021 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2022 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Hispanic: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Hispanic: 15.6% 15.6% 2025 Hispanic: 15.9% 15.9% 2020 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2021 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2022 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2023 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2024 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2025 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2020 International: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 International: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 International: 9.1% 9.1% 2023 International: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 International: 8.8% 8.8% 2025 International: 7.8% 7.8%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 64 38% / 62% 2% $79,789 84 93%
Data Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $97,229 95 —
Simulation Science, Games, and Animation 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $95,471 94 —
Astronomy 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $77,808 82 —
Meteorology 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $74,106 78 93%
Physics 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $77,485 81 —
Biology 13 — 23% / 77% 8% $69,349 71 —
Applied Psychology 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $80,929 84 93%
Forensic Psychology 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $80,929 84 93%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $80,929 84 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Aviation 207 81% / 19% 14% $83,508 87 94%
Aeronautics 197 — 82% / 18% 15% $83,508 87 94%
Air Traffic Management 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $83,508 87 94%
Aviation Operations — — — — $83,508 87 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 21 67% / 33% 5% $85,389 88 95%
Business Administration 15 +1 73% / 27% 7% $84,610 87 95%
International Business 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $87,338 89 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 209 83% / 17% 4% $95,705 94 96%
Aerospace Engineering 132 +1 85% / 15% 4% $97,084 95 96%
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,957 93 100%
Electrical Engineering 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $96,633 94 96%
Mechanical Engineering 62 +4 82% / 18% 6% $93,021 93 95%
Software Engineering 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $93,957 93 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Security and Intelligence 126 55% / 45% 2% $83,046 86 100%
Cybersecurity — — — — $94,246 93 —
Cybersecurity 42 — 74% / 26% 2% $97,243 95 —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 13 — 31% / 69% 8% $96,188 94 100%
Forensic Science and Technology 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $96,188 94 100%
Global Security and Intelligence Studies 61 — 51% / 49% 0% $68,317 69 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,239
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7% 2012 Graduated: 55.1% 55.1% 2013 Graduated: 59.1% 59.1% 2014 Graduated: 58.4% 58.4% 2015 Graduated: 58.8% 58.8% 2016 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2017 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2018 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4% 2019 Graduated: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2% 2021 Graduated: 69.9% 69.9% 2022 Graduated: 70.6% 70.6% 2023 Graduated: 69.8% 69.8% 2024 Graduated: 67.8% 67.8%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.6% 56.6% 2012 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2013 Men: 58.4% 58.4% 2014 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2015 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2016 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2017 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2019 Men: 66.3% 66.3% 2020 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 Men: 68.3% 68.3% 2022 Men: 68.9% 68.9% 2023 Men: 67.6% 67.6% 2024 Men: 64.4% 64.4% 2011 Women: 57.4% 57.4% 2012 Women: 60.6% 60.6% 2013 Women: 62.9% 62.9% 2014 Women: 58.2% 58.2% 2015 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Women: 63.5% 63.5% 2017 Women: 74.3% 74.3% 2018 Women: 76.1% 76.1% 2019 Women: 75.6% 75.6% 2020 Women: 59.7% 59.7% 2021 Women: 74.6% 74.6% 2022 Women: 75.2% 75.2% 2023 Women: 76.2% 76.2% 2024 Women: 76.6% 76.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 64.3% 64.3% 2012 Asian: 48.4% 48.4% 2013 Asian: 77.4% 77.4% 2014 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Asian: 68.8% 68.8% 2017 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2018 Asian: 61.5% 61.5% 2019 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2020 Asian: 60.6% 60.6% 2021 Asian: 79.3% 79.3% 2022 Asian: 73.0% 73.0% 2023 Asian: 64.9% 64.9% 2024 Asian: 72.2% 72.2% 2011 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 Hispanic: 42.4% 42.4% 2013 Hispanic: 44.1% 44.1% 2014 Hispanic: 41.3% 41.3% 2015 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2016 Hispanic: 70.7% 70.7% 2017 Hispanic: 54.0% 54.0% 2018 Hispanic: 76.5% 76.5% 2019 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2020 Hispanic: 50.8% 50.8% 2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2023 Hispanic: 59.8% 59.8% 2024 Hispanic: 60.7% 60.7% 2011 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2012 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2013 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2014 White: 59.4% 59.4% 2015 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2016 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2017 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2018 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2019 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2020 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2021 White: 71.8% 71.8% 2022 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2023 White: 71.0% 71.0% 2024 White: 69.0% 69.0% 2011 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 International: 72.7% 72.7% 2013 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2014 International: 81.2% 81.2% 2015 International: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 International: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 International: 69.2% 69.2% 2018 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 International: 85.2% 85.2% 2020 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 International: 71.0% 71.0% 2022 International: 73.7% 73.7% 2023 International: 61.9% 61.9% 2024 International: 72.7% 72.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Professional 46.4% 291 71% / 29% 10% $81,326 85 96%
Engineering 31.9% 200 84% / 16% 4% $95,784 94 96%
Computer Science 10.0% 63 68% / 32% 2% $96,464 94 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 25 52% / 48% 0% $76,983 81 93%
Business & Economics 3.3% 21 67% / 33% 5% $85,389 88 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 2.2% 14 14% / 86% 0% $80,929 84 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 13 23% / 77% 8% $69,349 71 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $22.8M #144 74% $0.8M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $10.7M #172 94% $0.2M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.6M #273 66% $0.1M — — — —
Education $0.4M #312 69% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #451 81% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.2M #496 87% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #389 0% $0.0M — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #489 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $34.9M #220 80% $1.2M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 74% 74% 74%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2012 Acceptance: 82.3% 82.3% 2013 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2014 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2% 2015 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2016 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2017 Acceptance: 76.5% 76.5% 2018 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2% 2019 Acceptance: 65.7% 65.7% 2020 Acceptance: 66.8% 66.8% 2021 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 Acceptance: 68.0% 68.0% 2023 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2% 2024 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2011 Yield: 32.1% 32.1% 2012 Yield: 32.1% 32.1% 2013 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2014 Yield: 35.4% 35.4% 2015 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2016 Yield: 37.1% 37.1% 2017 Yield: 41.0% 41.0% 2018 Yield: 31.7% 31.7% 2019 Yield: 30.6% 30.6% 2020 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2021 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2022 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2023 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2024 Yield: 23.6% 23.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,319 1,319 2012 Applicants: 1,319 1,319 2013 Applicants: 1,689 1,689 2014 Applicants: 1,779 1,779 2015 Applicants: 1,908 1,908 2016 Applicants: 2,130 2,130 2017 Applicants: 2,168 2,168 2018 Applicants: 2,859 2,859 2019 Applicants: 3,752 3,752 2020 Applicants: 4,250 4,250 2021 Applicants: 3,659 3,659 2022 Applicants: 3,547 3,547 2023 Applicants: 3,886 3,886 2024 Applicants: 4,141 4,141 2011 Admitted: 1,086 1,086 2012 Admitted: 1,086 1,086 2013 Admitted: 1,334 1,334 2014 Admitted: 1,426 1,426 2015 Admitted: 1,510 1,510 2016 Admitted: 1,626 1,626 2017 Admitted: 1,659 1,659 2018 Admitted: 1,922 1,922 2019 Admitted: 2,465 2,465 2020 Admitted: 2,841 2,841 2021 Admitted: 2,699 2,699 2022 Admitted: 2,412 2,412 2023 Admitted: 2,922 2,922 2024 Admitted: 3,171 3,171 2011 Enrolled: 349 349 2012 Enrolled: 349 349 2013 Enrolled: 448 448 2014 Enrolled: 505 505 2015 Enrolled: 583 583 2016 Enrolled: 604 604 2017 Enrolled: 681 681 2018 Enrolled: 609 609 2019 Enrolled: 754 754 2020 Enrolled: 743 743 2021 Enrolled: 749 749 2022 Enrolled: 756 756 2023 Enrolled: 833 833 2024 Enrolled: 748 748

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 54%
SAT Range 1140 – 1370
SAT Math Range 560 – 690
SAT RW Range 580 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1016 1016 2012 25th: 1016 1016 2013 25th: 1040 1040 2017 25th: 1130 1130 2020 25th: 1140 1140 2021 25th: 1140 1140 2022 25th: 1170 1170 2023 25th: 1160 1160 2024 25th: 1140 1140 2011 75th: 1230 1230 2012 75th: 1230 1230 2013 75th: 1280 1280 2017 75th: 1350 1350 2020 75th: 1320 1320 2021 75th: 1350 1350 2022 75th: 1380 1380 2023 75th: 1360 1360 2024 75th: 1370 1370

SAT Math

25th 75th
500 550 600 650 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 518 518 2012 25th: 518 518 2013 25th: 540 540 2017 25th: 570 570 2020 25th: 570 570 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 590 590 2023 25th: 580 580 2024 25th: 560 560 2011 75th: 630 630 2012 75th: 630 630 2013 75th: 650 650 2017 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 690 690 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 690 690

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 498 498 2012 25th: 498 498 2013 25th: 500 500 2017 25th: 560 560 2020 25th: 570 570 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 580 580 2023 25th: 580 580 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 630 630 2017 75th: 670 670 2020 75th: 650 650 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 680 680 2023 75th: 680 680 2024 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2021 Submitted: 56.0% 56.0% 2022 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0% 2023 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2024 Submitted: 54.0% 54.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.