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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL 7,860 Undergrads 66.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$64,632
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$41,272
After Aid
Median Earnings
$93,582
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$41,272
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$93,582
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$84,131
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate66.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age25.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients20.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS86.7%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
64.8%
SAT Avg
1,257
SAT Reading
25th: 58061575th: 670
SAT Math
25th: 58062075th: 690
ACT Composite
25th: 242675th: 30

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$794k
+$327k
+$310k
Median Cost$41k/yr
+$645k
+$179k
+$161k
Full Cost$65k/yr
+$561k
+$95k
+$77k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
26
∞
Median Cost$41k/yr
36
108%
Full Cost$65k/yr
45
33%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return154%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-18%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$83,343
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$280k
Median Debt
$22,925
Earnings (4yr)
$85,869
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$303k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$15,375
Earnings (4yr)
$83,749
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$284k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,312
Earnings (4yr)
$95,552
Natl Median: $98,207
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,495
Natl Median: $85,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,333
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (4yr)
$76,421
Natl Median: $60,997
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$22,405
Earnings (4yr)
$83,749
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,733
Earnings (4yr)
$82,023
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,293
Earnings (4yr)
$105,527
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$99,450
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$94,084
Natl Median: $89,154
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Fire Protection
BachCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
BachCIP: 4303
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$71,014
Natl Median: $70,193
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$75,520
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,196
Earnings (4yr)
$96,331
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,903
Natl Median: $75,390
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,525
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$98,996
Natl Median: $57,805
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$22,662
Earnings (4yr)
$87,797
Natl Median: $80,809
Lifetime Value Added
+$117k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$121,654
Natl Median: $122,434
Lifetime Value Added
+$353k
Air Transportation
MastCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$37,674
Earnings (4yr)
$113,161
Natl Median: $110,104
Lifetime Value Added
+$279k
Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,711
Earnings (4yr)
$110,336
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$52,313
Earnings (4yr)
$109,268
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Physics
MastCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,121
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $120,215
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Homeland Security
MastCIP: 4303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,886
Natl Median: $95,627
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Median Debt
$33,312
Earnings (4yr)
$103,032
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$94,965
Natl Median: $103,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$145,240
Natl Median: $82,399
Lifetime Value Added
+$557k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,897
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
$34,021
Earnings (4yr)
$125,093
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$383k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.