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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Daytona Beach, Florida Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 12,770 students in fall 2024, including 9,447 undergraduates and 3,323 graduate students. It is part of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc..

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician, and Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. It awarded 3,967 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 30 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

12,770
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
3,967
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Transportation and Materials Moving 4
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Engineering 5
Engineering Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Military Technologies 1
Psychology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,680
Associate degrees
465
Master's degrees
1,278
Certificates under 1 year
216
Postbaccalaureate certificates
328

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,770
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,447
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,323
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,470
Undergraduates, 2024-25
13,815
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,655
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
19%
Men
81%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
20%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
30
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
91%
Students taking some online courses
7%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc.
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
President
P. Barry Butler, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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