- The Inkwell
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZCity: smallZIP 86301Founded 1978
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1978
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- prescott.erau.edu
ArizonaPrivate nonprofit
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott is a private nonprofit university in Prescott, Arizona, with 3,218 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 69% within six years and costs $38,102 a year after aid.
69%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention82%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share20%
Federal loans40%
$38,102net price / year
77%admission rate
1250average SAT
69%graduate in 6 years
$92,069median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,000median debt
#102 of 1,704 for earnings#1,635 of 1,739 for lowest net price#407 of 1,738 for graduation rate#753 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $62,688tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,941
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,941
- Average net price
- $38,102national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$35,152
$30,001–48,000$40,836
$48,001–75,000$36,438
$75,001–110,000$35,586
$110,001+$40,432
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–690
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college82%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college69%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college20%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 69%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $71,228
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,069middle 50%: $63,243–$124,686
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$124,686
Median, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott$92,069
Lower quarter$63,243
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,218
- Part-time
- 5.0%
- Women / men
- 28% / 72%
- Average age at entry
- 25.4
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 20%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 81%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,066 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $17,147
- Endowment, end of year
- $88,191,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic16%
Black2.4%
Asian6.6%
Two or more races9.4%
U.S. nonresident8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown2.6%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering33%
Transportation & materials moving33%
Social sciences9.7%
Computer & information sciences8.5%
Physical sciences4.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.7%
Business & management3.4%
Psychology2.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 104586. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14680335.