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Prescott, AZ · Private · 3,218 undergraduates · urban

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Less selective

A purpose-built aviation and aerospace university where flight operations and engineering facilities are integral to campus life.

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Institutional profile

Well established Strong in career outcomes, and solid in student experience.
Academic Solid Affordability Emerging Career Strong Mobility Steady Experience Solid
Academic standing Solid
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Strong
Mobility Steady
Student experience Solid
Admission
75.2% admitted

3,886 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
71%

$84,131 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott apart

Academic design

Programs span professional flight, aerospace and other engineering fields, aviation business, safety, unmanned systems, cybersecurity, space physics, and security/intelligence, with labs and applied projects central to the curriculum.

Campus pattern

The Prescott campus is residential and technically focused, with flight training, engineering teams, ROTC, aviation clubs, and outdoor recreation forming a large part of student culture.

Defining feature

A purpose-built aviation and aerospace university where flight operations and engineering facilities are integral to campus life.

Can I get in?

75.2% admitted

Applicants to flight and other specialized programs should review program-specific medical, flight-training, or capacity requirements in addition to general university admission.

Recent applicant pool

3,886

About 75 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 75.2%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1160–1360
10401480
ACT middle 50%24–29
2132
Academic benchmarkLess selective

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

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What Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott 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

Programs span professional flight, aerospace and other engineering fields, aviation business, safety, unmanned systems, cybersecurity, space physics, and security/intelligence, with labs and applied projects central to the curriculum.

02

Make the fit specific

A purpose-built aviation and aerospace university where flight operations and engineering facilities are integral to campus life.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Applicants to flight and other specialized programs should review program-specific medical, flight-training, or capacity requirements in addition to general university admission.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Applicants to flight and other specialized programs should review program-specific medical, flight-training, or capacity requirements in addition to general university admission.

Application routeInstitution application

No application fee recorded

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

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Published annual cost$63,268
Average annual cost after aid$40,000
Affordability profileEmerging

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

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

A purpose-built aviation and aerospace university where flight operations and engineering facilities are integral to campus life.

Complete within 8 years71%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83%

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

What is campus life like?

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott beyond the classroom

The Prescott campus is residential and technically focused, with flight training, engineering teams, ROTC, aviation clubs, and outdoor recreation forming a large part of student culture.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Programs span professional flight, aerospace and other engineering fields, aviation business, safety, unmanned systems, cybersecurity, space physics, and security/intelligence, with labs and applied projects central to the curriculum.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Prescott campus is residential and technically focused, with flight training, engineering teams, ROTC, aviation clubs, and outdoor recreation forming a large part of student culture.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

A purpose-built aviation and aerospace university where flight operations and engineering facilities are integral to campus life.

3,218 undergraduatesSouthwesturban settingPrimarily off-campus housing