by our College Data Analytics Team
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott was awarded 124 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Embry-Riddle Prescott is ranked #294 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Embry-Riddle Prescott held the #296 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 26 colleges in Arizona, Embry-Riddle Prescott is ranked at #6.
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The acceptance rate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is 74%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Embry-Riddle Prescott is a good fit for you.
About 30% of students accepted to Embry-Riddle Prescott submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 690.
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The student to faculty ratio at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is 72%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Embry-Riddle Prescott for first-time, full-time students is 42%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,961 undergraduates at Embry-Riddle Prescott with 2,853 being full-time and 108 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,968 | $33,309 | $33,894 | $36,273 | $37,389 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Embry-Riddle Prescott, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Embry-Riddle Prescott, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $15,723 a year. That adds up to $62,892 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Embry-Riddle Prescott is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Embry-Riddle Prescott are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3700 Willow Creek Road, Prescott, AZ 86301-3720 |
| Phone: | 800-888-3728 |
| Website: | prescott.erau.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation | 184 | $53,995 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 127 | $64,540 |
| International Relations & National Security | 82 | $38,978 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 38 | $67,674 |
| Computer Engineering | 25 | $70,001 |
| Electrical Engineering | 21 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 19 | $56,141 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 15 | $40,234 |
| Physics | 14 | NA |
| International Business | 12 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 242 students took at least one online class at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. This is a decrease from the 714 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 242 | 20 |
| 2019-2020 | 714 | 123 |
| 2018-2019 | 111 | 5 |
| 2017-2018 | 103 | 9 |
| 2016-2017 | 69 | 8 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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