Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
About
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a private university focused on aviation and aerospace programs based in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, United States. It is the largest accredited university system specializing in aviation and aerospace. It has numerous online programs and academic programs offered at satellite locations.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 18
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2022Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,564 students received $30.9M in Pell grants, alongside $106.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,997 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at ERAU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
ERAU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions ERAU selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | 21% | — | 12,770 | $19,733 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
American College of Financial Services | — | — | 5,514 | — | — |
American InterContinental University-Atlanta | 9% | — | 801 | $15,774 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
American Public University System | 47% | — | 50,715 | $9,104 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $13,670 | R1 Research |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion | 0% | 66.7% | 72,994 | — | R2 Research |
Ashford University | 10% | — | 28,004 | $25,321 | Doctoral/Professional |
Capella University | 20% | — | 47,761 | $18,305 | Doctoral/Professional |
Chamberlain University-Illinois | 42% | 82.6% | 32,944 | $26,933 | — |
Charleston Southern University | 47% | 96.5% | 3,832 | $21,955 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Colorado State University Global | — | 98.4% | 10,257 | $14,099 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs | 14% | — | 31,830 | $14,954 | Doctoral/Professional |
Columbia Southern University | 26% | — | 17,763 | $14,975 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
DeVry University-Illinois | 18% | 98.4% | 31,296 | $30,878 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Excelsior University | — | — | 12,941 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
George Washington University | 84% | 47.1% | 25,374 | $37,454 | R1 Research |
Illinois State University | 65% | 88.2% | 21,546 | $18,996 | R2 Research |
Medical University of South Carolina | — | — | 3,246 | — | — |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 85% | 41.7% | 38,464 | $16,931 | R1 Research |
Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $18,292 | R1 Research |
Oregon State University | 70% | 77.3% | 37,163 | $19,568 | R1 Research |
Post University | 24% | 96.5% | 16,178 | $19,196 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Southern New Hampshire University | 44% | 99.5% | 189,531 | $33,742 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Thomas Edison State University | — | — | 7,544 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
University at Buffalo | 75% | 74.2% | 31,903 | $20,470 | R1 Research |
University of Arizona | 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $15,960 | R1 Research |
University of Central Florida | 78% | 40.1% | 69,713 | $10,650 | R1 Research |
University of Florida-Online | 75% | 61.3% | 5,655 | $4,702 | Baccalaureate |
University of Georgia | 90% | 37.7% | 43,146 | $13,816 | R1 Research |
University of Illinois Chicago | 62% | 77.4% | 33,906 | $12,313 | R1 Research |
University of Maryland Global Campus | 20% | — | 63,012 | $14,514 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of Missouri-Columbia | 75% | 78.5% | 31,543 | $19,889 | R1 Research |
University of North Carolina Wilmington | 71% | 64.2% | 18,848 | $19,472 | R2 Research |
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 75% | 76.6% | 30,851 | $17,413 | R1 Research |
University of Phoenix-Arizona | 16% | — | 111,248 | $13,571 | Doctoral/Professional |
Western Governors University | 46% | — | 210,208 | $10,442 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 47% | 77.3% | 31,687 | $17,413 |
ERAU Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The purpose of the Office of Institutional Research is to provide reliable, systematic, and timely information to academic and administrative units in support of the University's policy and decision-making.
Visit IR office page- Dale AmburgeyAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- LaTrice SmallSupervisor of Institutional Research Activities
Common Data Set (6)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityEmbry-Riddle Sibling GrantEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityinstitution_site$3,500
- opportunityAlumni Legacy GrantEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityinstitution_site$1,500
- opportunityAlumni Endorsement GrantEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityEmbry-Riddle University GrantEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityinstitution_site
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