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Daytona Beach, FL · Private · 7,860 undergraduates · urban

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Moderately selective

Embry-Riddle Daytona is built around aviation and aerospace rather than treating flight or aeronautics as a small specialty.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in academic standing.
Academic Solid Affordability Steady Career Strong Mobility Steady Experience Steady
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Steady
Student experience Steady
Admission
66.3% admitted

10,286 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
66.5%

$84,131 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach apart

Academic design

Aeronautical science combines a bachelor's degree with professional flight training; aerospace and aviation majors dominate the portfolio.

Campus pattern

Campus sits directly beside Daytona Beach International Airport.

Career & value signal

Aircraft, simulators, airport access, and industry-specific training make professional aviation experience part of daily academics.

Can I get in?

66.3% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

10,286

About 66 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 66.3%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1140–1350
10001480
ACT middle 50%24–30
2034

Of admitted students, 56% submitted an SAT, and 27% submitted an ACT. Decide by comparing your score with the published range and the rest of your academic record.

Academic benchmarkModerately selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Aeronautical science combines a bachelor's degree with professional flight training; aerospace and aviation majors dominate the portfolio.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Embry-Riddle Daytona is built around aviation and aerospace rather than treating flight or aeronautics as a small specialty.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Application routeInstitution application

$50 application fee

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$71,526
Average annual cost after aid$41,000
Affordability profileSteady

With one-year access

Average annual cost by household income at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years66.5%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one86.8%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$84,131

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Air Transportation

Recent graduates586
Median earnings$90,495

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering

Recent graduates304
Median earnings$95,552

Admits separately

Mechanical Engineering

Recent graduates88
Median earnings$96,331

Admits separately

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates74
Median earnings$83,749

Admits separately

Homeland Security

Recent graduates70
Median earnings$71,014

What is campus life like?

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach beyond the classroom

Campus sits directly beside Daytona Beach International Airport.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Aeronautical science combines a bachelor's degree with professional flight training; aerospace and aviation majors dominate the portfolio.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Campus sits directly beside Daytona Beach International Airport.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Aircraft, simulators, airport access, and industry-specific training make professional aviation experience part of daily academics.

7,860 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available