Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 200,000

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 230 (7.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 64 38% 64% 3% 3% 17% 2% $81,199 76 +1.02 80 99%
Data Science 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $106,765 30 -0.20 96 — — — — —
Simulation Science, Games, and Animation 11 — 45% 73% 0% 0% 9% 0% $84,925 53 +0.04 83 — — — — —
Astronomy 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,737 45 -0.13 81 — — — — —
Meteorology 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $82,226 94 +1.55 81 97% — — — —
Physics 18 — 72% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $83,772 55 +0.01 82 — — — — —
Biology 13 — 23% 54% 8% 8% 8% 8% $75,603 90 +1.06 73 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $77,929 99 +3.47 76 100% — — — —
Forensic Psychology 9 — 0% 56% 0% 0% 22% 0% $77,929 99 +3.47 76 100% — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $77,929 96 +1.82 76 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Aviation 207 81% 50% 10% 1% 12% 14% $99,297 94 +0.28 93 96%
Aeronautics 197 — 82% 51% 10% 1% 11% 15% $99,297 63 +0.28 93 96% — — — —
Air Traffic Management 10 +1 60% 30% 10% 0% 30% 0% $99,297 63 +0.28 93 96% — — — —
Aviation Operations — — — — — — — — $99,297 63 +0.28 93 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 21 67% 67% 5% 10% 10% 5% $86,764 84 +0.38 85 95%
Business Administration 15 +1 73% 67% 7% 13% 0% 7% $86,126 78 +0.44 85 95% — — — —
International Business 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $88,359 71 +0.21 86 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 209 83% 63% 8% 0% 14% 4% $100,729 95 -0.23 93 97%
Aerospace Engineering 132 +1 85% 65% 9% 1% 10% 4% $100,860 41 -0.23 93 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $112,671 50 -0.21 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $111,559 46 -0.26 97 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 62 +4 82% 65% 6% 0% 19% 6% $97,635 47 -0.20 92 97% — — — —
Software Engineering 9 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 44% 0% $112,671 40 -0.36 97 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Security and Intelligence 126 55% 60% 3% 1% 20% 2% $87,216 84 +0.52 85 96%
Cybersecurity 42 — 74% 52% 5% 0% 24% 2% $95,823 55 +0.11 91 — — — — —
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 13 — 31% 62% 0% 0% 15% 8% $96,188 72 +0.59 91 100% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $96,188 100 +5.00 91 100% — — — —
Global Security and Intelligence Studies 61 — 51% 61% 3% 2% 20% 0% $77,907 52 +0.04 76 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $47,239
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Professional 44.3% 278 73% 54% 8% 1% 14% 10% $94,492 92 +0.40 90 96% —
Engineering 31.9% 200 84% 64% 8% 0% 12% 4% $100,192 42 -0.22 93 97% —
Computer Science 10.0% 63 68% 52% 5% 0% 24% 2% $96,501 24 +0.03 91 100% —
Business & Economics 5.4% 34 53% 65% 3% 6% 12% 6% $90,367 73 +0.46 88 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.0% 25 52% 76% 0% 0% 20% 0% $83,280 57 +0.24 82 97% —
Social Sciences 2.2% 14 14% 50% 0% 7% 29% 0% $77,929 95 +3.23 76 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 13 23% 54% 8% 8% 8% 8% $75,603 88 +1.06 73 — —

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.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 41 $635K $635K $0
Soccer 34 $545K $545K $0
Track & Field (combined) 22 $293K $292K $1K
Wrestling 22 $531K $526K $5K
Basketball 14 $456K $452K $3K
Golf 9 $299K $279K $20K
Total 132 $2.8M $2.7M $31K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 34 $548K $546K $2K
Softball 19 $579K $578K $1K
Track & Field (combined) 18 $259K $256K $3K
Volleyball 16 $480K $479K $984
Basketball 12 $486K $473K $12K
Golf 8 $281K $275K $5K
Total 98 $2.6M $2.6M $25K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 68 $1.1M $1.1M $2K
Baseball 41 $635K $635K $0
Track & Field (combined) 40 $553K $549K $4K
Basketball 26 $942K $926K $16K
Wrestling 22 $531K $526K $5K
Softball 19 $579K $578K $1K
Golf 17 $581K $554K $26K
Volleyball 16 $480K $479K $984
Total 230 $6.4M $6.4M $61K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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