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University Profile

Founded in 1925 — just 22 years after the Wright brothers' first flight — Embry-Riddle is the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, offering programs across Daytona Beach, Prescott, Worldwide & Online and Asia campuses.

Learn more about specific University areas below.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University — including the Daytona Beach Campus, the Prescott Campus, and the Worldwide Campus — is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master and doctoral levels.

For complete information on Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s accreditation, go to our Accreditaton page.

Daytona Beach Campus

The Daytona Beach Campus is in its fourth year as a member of the NCAA Division II and the Sunshine State Conference, as well as the Peach Belt Conference for track & field. In their first year of competition in NCAA II, the Eagles captured three conference championships – women’s cross country and both men’s & women’s track and field and followed with a women’s soccer conference tournament title and regional quarterfinal appearance in 2019. As members of the NAIA, the Eagles won two team national titles (men’s basketball and men’s tennis), 29 individual national championships and 104 Sun Conference titles. The Eagles have had 402 NAIA All-Americans, 321 NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 81 Academic All-Americans. The Eagles have posted a cumulative GPA higher than the rest of the Embry‑Riddle student body for 20 consecutive years, including a program-best 3.571 in the Spring of 2020.

Men's Sports Women's Sports Co-Ed
Baseball Basketball Cheerleading
Basketball Cross Country
Cross Country Golf
Golf Lacrosse
Lacrosse Rowing
Rowing Soccer
Soccer Softball
Tennis Tennis
Track & Field Track & Field
Volleyball

Prescott Campus

The Prescott Campus competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the California Pacific Athletic Conference (Cal Pac). Highlights include 82 NAIA All-Americans, eight Wrestling National Champions, a track and field National Champion, 33 Cal Pac Conference Championships, 13 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 288 NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athletes, and five consecutive Cal Pac Commissioner’s Cups (2014-19; Award not given for the 2020 season).

Men's Sports Women's Sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross Country Golf
Golf Outdoor Track
Outdoor Track Soccer
Soccer Softball
Wrestling Volleyball

2024-25 Certificates and Degrees Conferred

Campus Certificate - UG Associate Bachelor's Certificate - GR Master's Doctorate Total
Daytona Beach 48 1,644 1 279 34 2,006
Prescott 627 15 642
Worldwide 225 526 1,863 339 1,326 4,279
Total 225 574 4,134 340 1,620 34 6,927

Source: Institutional Research. Daytona Beach/Prescott = Summer+Fall+Spring; Worldwide = July-June

Fundraising Results

Purpose Fiscal Year 2024 Fiscal Year 2025
Facilities & Equipment $301,046.00
 $685,334.00
Faculty Support $43,777.00
 $2,154,219.00
General and Unrestricted $795,202.00 $968,270.00
Programs and Outreach $1,693,569.00
 $1,663,617.00
Scholarships and Fellowships $25,244,086.00
 $27,693,094.00
Total $28,077,680.00
 $33,164,534.00

Source: Office of Philanthropy

The Legacy Society

The Legacy Society recognizes alumni and friends who give to Embry‑Riddle by making provisions through a bequest, distributions from trusts, life insurance or retirement plans.

2024-25 12-Month Unduplicated Enrollment, All Campuses

Undergraduate Graduate All Levels
All Campuses Combined 27,302 5,866 33,168
Daytona Beach 8,222 870 9,092
Prescott 3,370 40 3,410
Worldwide 15,710 4,956 20,666

Source: Institutional Research. Unduplicated headcount of enrollment for the 12-month period, July-June (DB/PC=SummerB/E-Fall-Spring-SummerA/C/D/F). Students are counted once, based on their status as of their first term of attendance during the period.

Fall 2025 Residential Campus Undergraduate Enrollment

Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Total Residential Campus Undergraduate Enrollment 7,943 3232 11,175
Arts & Sciences BS Aerospace Physiology 114 114
BS Applied Biology 16 16
BS Astronomy 30 30
BS Astronomy & Astrophysics 143 143
BS Communication 25 25
BS Computational Mathematics 35 35
BS Data Science 8 11 19
BS Engineering Physics 92 92
BS Forensic Biology 41 41
BS Forensic Psychology 58 58
BS Global Conflict Studies 71 71
BS Homeland Security & Intelligence 222 222
BS Human Factors Psychology 96 11 107
BS Industrial/Organizational Psych 4 4
BS Interdisciplinary Studies 32 32
BS Simulation Sci, Games & Animation 36 36
BS Space Physics 24 45 69
Still Exploring Arts & Science 1 2 3
College Total 863 254 1,117
Aviation AS Air Traffic Management 4 4
AS Aviation Maintenance Science 54 54
BS Aeronautical Science 2,051 1095 3,146
BS Aeronautics 435 199 634
BS Aerospace & Occupational Safety 53 53
BS Air Traffic Management 100 38 138
BS Applied Meteorology 16 16
BS Aviation and Aerospace Safety 21 21
BS Aviation Maintenance Science 263 263
BS Meteorology 82 82
BS Space Operations 142 142
BS Uncrewed Aircraft Systems 118 54 172
Still Exploring Aviation 2 2
College Total 3,323 1,404 4,727
Business BS Aviation Business Administration 198 198
BS Business Administration 169 169
Still Exploring Business 1 1
College Total 368 368
Business, Security & Intelligence BS Aviation Business Administration 34 34
BS Business Administration 23 23
BS Cyber Intelligence & Security 145 145
BS Forensic Acct & Fraud Examination 23 23
BS Global Bus & Supply Chain Mgmt 14 14
BS Global Security & Intell Studies 126 126
Exploring Business, Security & Intell 2 2
College Total 367 367
Engineering BS Aerospace Engineering 2,379 776 3,155
BS Civil Engineering 85 85
BS Computer Engineering 38 23 61
BS Computer Science 117 117
BS Electrical Engineering 75 40 115
BS Mechanical Engineering 511 293 804
BS Software Engineering 48 47 95
BS Systems Engineering 21 21
Still Exploring/Undecided Engineering 99 8 107
College Total 3,373 1,187 4,560
Non Degree/Other Non Degree UG 16 20 36

Source: Institutional Research

Fall 2025 Residential Campus Graduate Enrollment

Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Total Residential Campus Graduate Enrollment 805 38 843
Arts & Sciences MS Data Science 27 27
MS Engineering Physics 17 17
MS Human Factors 59 59
PhD Engineering Physics 24 24
PhD Human Factors 21 21
College Total 148 148
Aviation MS Aviation 73 73
MS Occupational Safety Mgmt 11 11
MS Safety Science 20 20
MS Space Operations 21 21
MS Uncrewed Systems 16 16
PhD Aviation 53 53
College Total 174 20 194
Business M Business Admin in Aviation Mgmt 23 23
M Business Administration 48 48
MS Aerospace Business Analytics 9 9
MS Aviation Finance 26 26
Doctor of Aviation Business Admin 19 19
College Total 125 125
Business, Security & Intelligence MS Cyber Intelligence & Security 17 17
MS Security & Intelligence Studies 1 1
College Total 18 18
Engineering MS Aerospace Engineering 108 108
MS Civil Engineering 8 8
MS Computer Science 14 14
MS Electrical & Comp Engineering 17 17
MS Mechanical Engineering 31 31
MS Software Engineering 3 3
MS Systems Engineering 42 42
MS Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems Engr 7 7
Multidisciplinary MS Engr 1 1
PhD Aerospace Engineering 71 71
PhD Electrical Engr & Computer Science 31 31
PhD Mechanical Engineering 22 22
College Total 355 355
Non Degree/Other Non Degree GR 3 3

Source: Institutional Research

2024-25 Annual Unduplicated Worldwide Campus Undergraduate Enrollment

US Europe Pacific Asia Online All Locations
Total Worldwide Campus Undergraduate Enrollment 3,896 1070 936 190 9,618 15,710
Arts & Sciences Cert Emergency Mgmt Leadership UG 5 5
AS Emergency Management 1 46 47
BS Communication 5 2 1 24 32
BS Emergency Services 16 16 11 63 106
BS Homeland Security 46 25 17 179 267
BS Human Factors Psychology 2 2 2 13 19
BS Interdisciplinary Studies 22 20 5 1 112 160
BS Safety Management 97 39 41 226 403
College Total 188 105 77 1 668 1,039
Aviation Cert Aviation Maint Tech Part 65 UG 126 1 3 61 191
Cert Engineering Fundamentals UG 1 3 4
Cert Uncrewed Systems Tech UG 35 35
AS Aeronautics 109 27 34 1 242 413
AS Aviation Maintenance 100 13 32 901 1,046
AS Engineering Fundamentals 48 32 15 262 357
AS Uncrewed and Autonomous Sys 7 1 2 326 336
BS Aeronautics 1,814 304 328 139 3,202 5,787
BS Aviation Maintenance 273 38 68 2 636 1,017
BS Aviation Safety 13 1 5 31 50
BS Engineering 182 65 39 3 641 930
BS Engineering Technology 24 10 10 130 174
BS Pilot Operations 24 4 1 2 83 114
BS Software Engineering 9 2 3 22 36
BS Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 131 31 33 326 521
College Total 2,861 529 573 147 6,901 1,1011
Business AS Aviation Business Administration 20 3 5 2 49 79
AS Logistics Supply Chain Mgmt 1 1
AS Technical Management 17 10 7 36 70
BS Aviation Business Administration 128 17 26 37 406 614
BS Business Analytics 21 7 9 95 132
BS Leadership 4 18 22
BS Logistics Supply Chain Mgmt 151 94 53 345 643
BS Project Management 206 99 62 435 802
BS Technical Management 232 74 64 522 892
College Total 779 304 226 39 1907 3,255
Non Degree/Other Non Degree UG 68 132 60 3 142 405

Source: Institutional Research. Annual = July-June.

 

2024-25 Annual Unduplicated Worldwide Campus Graduate Enrollment

 

US Europe Pacific Asia Online All Locations
Total Worldwide Graduate Student Enrollment 1,177 167 91 43 3,478 4,956
Arts & Sciences Cert Human Factors GR 2 23 25
Cert Occupational Safety Mgmt GR 4 4
MS Emergency Services 4 8 2 29 43
MS Human Factors 63 11 5 1 225 305
MS Human Security & Resilience 7 7 3 26 43
MS Occupational Safety Mgmt 24 8 6 125 163
College Total 100 34 16 1 432 583
Aviation Cert Airworthiness Engineering GR 4 7 11
Cert Aviation Safety GR 3 15 18
Cert Small UAS Operations GR 1 1
Cert Space Operations GR 1 1
Cert Systems Engineering GR 4 6 10
M Aviation Cybersecurity 19 2 3 80 104
M Aviation Maintenance 20 3 5 70 98
M Space Operations 59 8 5 227 299
MS Aeronautics 364 35 8 14 478 899
MS Aerospace Engineering 32 2 1 89 124
MS Airworthiness Engineering 14 1 60 75
MS Aviation & Aerospace Sustainability 9 4 47 60
MS Aviation Safety 39 9 7 243 298
MS Cybersecurity Mgmt & Policy 4 4
MS Space Systems 20 1 61 82
MS Systems Engineering 119 3 6 1 290 419
MS Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems 43 4 7 1 152 207
MS Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems Engr 4 2 23 29
College Total 753 72 44 16 1,854 2,739
Business Cert Business Intell & Analytics GR 5 5
Cert Finance GR 1 1
Cert Human Resources GR 1 2 3
Cert Info Sys Security GR 1 1 2
Cert International Bus GR 1 1
Cert Leadership GR 1 2 3
Cert Marketing GR 1 1
Cert Project Management GR 3 9 12
Certificate in Airline Mgmt GR 2 2
M Business Admin Aviation 97 10 8 26 430 571
MS Airline Management 3 18 21
MS Airport and Air Mob Mgmt 3 1 7 11
MS Engineering Management 55 9 2 187 253
MS Information Security & Assurance 2 1 16 19
MS Leadership 14 5 2 75 96
MS Logistics Supply Chain Mgmt 53 13 9 121 196
MS Management 19 2 5 87 113
MS Management Information Systems 18 4 1 67 90
MS Project Management 53 4 3 152 212
College Total 323 48 31 26 1,184 1,612
Non Degree/Other Non Degree GR 1 13 8 22

Source: Institutional Research. Annual = July-June.

2024-25 Annual Unduplicated Worldwide Campus Total Enrollment

Undergraduate Graduate All Levels
US 3,896 1,177 5,073
Europe 1,070 167 1,237
Pacific 936 91 1,027
Asia 190 43 233
Online 9,618 3478 13,096
All Locations 1,5710 4956 20,666

Source: Institutional Research. Annual = July-June.

Facilities by Campus

Facilities Daytona Beach Prescott
Total gross square footage 2,600,000 gsf 900,000 gsf
Approximate campus size 233 acres 533 acres
Residential Campuses

The Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses include more than 170 buildings, primarily comprised of advanced academic lab and classroom space, resident housing, and administrative facilities.

Source: Embry-Riddle Facilities Management, March 20, 2025

Embry‑Riddle Worldwide

The Worldwide Campus has more than 110 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, with a virtual presence via online learning covering every continent on the globe. The Worldwide Campus headquarters is located in Daytona Beach.

Faculty (2025)

Campus Full-Time Part-Time Total
Daytona Beach 408 71 479
Prescott 161 53 214
Worldwide 143 602 745
Total 712 726 1,438

Full-Time Faculty by Rank (2025)

Daytona Beach Prescott Worldwide Total
Professor 86 20 7 113
Associate Professor 126 44 64 234
Assistant Professor 180 87 56 323
Instructor 16 10 16 42
Total 408 161 143 712

Staff (2025)

Full-Time Part-Time Total
University Administration 627 6 633
Daytona Beach 829 21 850
Prescott 418 22 440
Worldwide 387 13 400
Total 2,261 62 2,323

Source: Institutional Research

Notes:

  • Represents only those who were on the payroll ~November 1.
  • Excludes staff paid by another entity or contract (e.g., ROTC, Gaetz Academy).
  • Includes staff located in a foreign country (IPEDS excludes these individuals).
  • Excludes graduate students who teach.
  • Unduplicated headcount, each person counted once according to their primary role (instructional vs non-instructional).
  • Non-instructional (staff) counts include flight instructors, academic administrators (dept. chair level and above) and staff who also taught in addition to their primary role.
  • Separate calculations are required to generate counts that encompass the totality of those who taught, and where, regardless of their primary role.

Student Employment (2024)

Campus Student Employees
Daytona Beach 2,007
Prescott 745
Total 2,752

Source: Institutional Research

Note: Represents those who were on the payroll at any time during the Fall 2024 academic term.

Financial Assistance by Type (Award Year 2023-2024)

Type Amount Percent
Grants $100,037,154 18.7%
Scholarships $152,572,183 28.6%
Employment $18,615,518 3.5%
Loans $183,347,403 34.3%
Waivers $16,523,800 3.1%
Sponsors $62,746,187 11.8%
Total $533,842,245 100%

Distribution by Campus (Award Year 2023-2024)

Distribution by Campus Amount Percent
Daytona Beach $317,501,402 59%
Prescott $122,202,239 23%
Worldwide Campus $94,138,604 18%
Total $533,842,245 100%

Comparative Balance Sheet - All Funds (in millions)

FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
 FY 2024-25
Current Assets $521 $566 $574
Total Assets $1,444 $1,597 $1,717
Current Liabilities $110 $118 $124
Total Liabilities $444 $432 $382
Total Net Assets $1,000 $1,165 $1,335

Comparative Revenue and Expenses - All Funds (in millions)

FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Tuition and Fees, Net $441 $480 $519
Grants and Contracts $32 $65 $51
Auxiliary Enterprises $47 $49 $51
Other Revenue $29 $44 $45
Total Revenue and Other Additions $549 $638 $666
Expenses FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Academic Instruction $198 $218 $239
Institutional Support $97 $105 $108
Academic Support $31 $33 $35
Student Services $68 $74 $81
Scholarships $3 $4 $4
Research $31 $33 $38
Auxiliary Enterprises $34 $35 $35
Total Expenses $462 $502 $540
Excess (Deficiency) of Revenuesand
OtherAdditions Over (Under) Expenses		 $87 $136 $126
Nonoperating Activities $32 $29 $45
Change in Net Assets $119 $165 $171

Source: Controller's Office

Note: The fiscal year starts on July 1 and ends on June 30.

Co-Ops and Internships

Opportunities to gain experiential degree-related internship and co-op experiences abound. The Center for Career & Professional Development is there for you every step of the way.

Students secure internships through a variety of ways, including the career CRM platform “Handshake,” career expos, conferences, company websites and personnel networking.

Students even have the option of utilizing their internship/co-op experience to obtain up to 6 units of academic credit. During the 2022/23 academic year over 361 Daytona Beach and 152 Prescott students chose to receive academic credit. This is but a small percentage of the total number of students having secured an internship or co-op experience during the year.

Source: Center for Career & Professional Development, 03/28/2025

Placement

Results from the Class of 2023-24 Residential Alumni Survey show that 91.4% of Embry‑Riddle graduates of the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses are either employed or continuing their education within one year of graduation.

Source: Class of 2023-24 Alumni Survey: One Year After Graduation, Office of Institutional Research

Alumni Engagement

Embry Riddle’s 165,000-plus alumni are employed worldwide in the aviation and aerospace industry as well as in business law, engineering, medical, insurance, and other businesses and government organizations. Alumni and their companies offer mentoring, hiring and networking opportunities to alumni.

Source: Office of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy (alumni count as of June 1, 2026)

Awards FY 2023-2024
Awards - Authorized Expenditures $60,867,516
Active Awards 462
New Awards 149
Proposals Submitted 320
Faculty Participants - Active Awards & Proposal Activity 170+

Source: Office of Sponsored Research

Note: Figures do not include internal awards.

Residential Campus Undergraduate Student Demographics (Fall 2025)

Demographic Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Undergraduate enrollment 7,943 3,232 11,175
Full-time 7,617 3,100 10,717
Part-time 326 132 458
Full-time equivalent (FTE) 7,753.8 3,152.1 10,905.9
Average age of full-time, degree-seeking students 20 20 20
Nonresident Alien (International) 9.2% 7.1% 8.6%
Female students 28.5% 27.6% 28.2%
First-Time Students
Applied 12,080 4,645 16,725
Accepted 7,478 3,297 10,775
Enrolled 1,898 794 2,692
Fall 2024 retention rate (after 1 year) 86.9% 83.2% 85.9%
Fall 2019 graduation rate (after 6 years) 67.7% 69% 68.1%

Source: Institutional Research

Note: FTE = # of full-time students + [sum of part-time hours/12 (UG) or 9 (GR).

Residential Campus Undergraduate Student (Fall 2025) - Enrolled New Students

Demographic Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
UG First Time 1,898 794 2,692
UG Transfer 263 102 365
UG Non-Degree 1 0 1
All New Students 2,162 896 3,058

Source: Institutional Research

Residential Campus Graduate Student Demographics (Fall 2025)

Demographic Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Average Age 26 30 27
Female Students 30.3% 28.9% 30.2%
Nonresident (International) 33.4% 23.7% 33.0%

Source: Institutional Research

Worldwide Campus Undergraduate & Graduate Demographics (2024-25)

Demographic Undergraduate Graduate Total
Average Age 30 35 31
Female Students 15.6% 27.8% 18.5%
Military Students 62.2% 26.8% 53.7%
Veteran Students 16.8% 22.0% 18.1%

Source: Institutional Research. Annual unduplicated = July-June.

Top Five States of Origin (First-Time Students) - Fall 2025

Daytona Beach Campus
State Percentage
1. Florida 31.0%
2. Pennsylvania 5.6%
3. New York 5.6%
4. Texas 5.3%
5. New Jersey 4.8%
Prescott Campus
State Percentage
1. Arizona 25.1%
2. California 18.9%
3. Texas 6.9%
4. Washington 5.3%
5. Colorado 5.2%

Source: Institutional Research

Countries of Origin (Undergraduate & Graduate) - Fall 2025

Number of Countries Represented (Residential Campuses) - UG + GR Combined
Campus Countries Represented
Both Campuses 115

Source: Institutional Research

Note: DB/PC = Fall 2025

Top Five Foreign Countries (Residential Campuses)
Country Student Percentage
1. Korea, Republic of 29.4%
2. India 15.6%
3. China 4.0%
4. Spain 2.7%
5. Canada 2.5%

Source: Institutional Research

Academic Year 2025-26 (per credit hour)

Daytona Beach Campus Tuition
Florida High School Graduates $1,748
Undergraduate $1,840
Graduate $1,840
Doctoral $1,133 to $1,493

Note: Flight and Aviation Maintenance Science students pay additional fees.

Prescott Campus Tuition
Undergraduate $1,840
Graduate $1,840

Note: Flight students pay additional fees.

Worldwide Campus Tuition
Course Level Military Cost Civilian Cost
Undergraduate $250 $522
Master's $727 $868

Note: Some degree programs have different tuition rates than those listed above. Military rate applies to all U.S. service members on active duty or in the reserves or National Guard in a drilling status, as well as spouses of any age and dependents age 26 and under.

Source: Tuition and Fees Schedule, FY26

President P. Barry Butler
Senior VP & Chief Operating Officer Rodney Cruise
Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer Randy Howard
Senior VP for Academic Affairs & Provost Kelly Austin
Senior VP for Enrollment Management, Marketing & Student Affairs Jason Ruckert
Senior VP for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Kelly Dowling
Chancellor (Worldwide Campus) John Watret
Chancellor (Prescott Campus) Kenneth Witcher
Vice President & General Counsel Charlie Sevastos
Vice President for Communications Sarah Barczyk
Vice President for Research and Doctoral Programs Jeremy Ernst
Vice President & Chief Information Officer Becky Vasquez
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Brandon Young
Vice President for Facilities G. Scott Gesele
Vice President & University Controller Jare Allocco Allen


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