Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida · Private · 7,860 undergraduates · daytonabeach.erau.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
62%
of 12,079 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1170 to 1360
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$74,390Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
62% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$74,390
a year in 2027-28, from a $74,390 sticker price
What to do with your 1260
Send your score
About 26% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Time Students | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan15Priority deadline · January 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
62%
of applicants were admitted: 7,478 of 12,079 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 56% of them sent SAT scores and 23% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1170 to 1360
Reading and Writing 580 to 680
Math 570 to 683
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160017%
- 1200 to 139953%
- 1000 to 119925%
- 800 to 9995.2%
- 600 to 7990.3%
- 400 to 5990.1%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$74,390
a year
- Tuition$47,720
- Fees$2,190
- Food and housing$19,240
- Books and supplies$1,340
- Transportation and other$3,900
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach published $71,529 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$34,808
- $30,001 to $48,000$34,747
- $48,001 to $75,000$37,584
- $75,001 to $110,000$40,021
- Over $110,000$44,766
Financial aid
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,770Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Open Elective (LL) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Open Elective (LL) |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | HU 144 and Humanities Elective (LL) |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIO 120 and BIO 120L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MA 111 (met/waived) and MA 112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 241 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MA 111 (met/waived) and MA 112 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA241 & MA242 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MA 111 (met/waived) and MA 112 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MA 241 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHM 101 and CHM 101L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 9 | CHM 140 and CHM 140L (5cr) CHM 110 and CHM 110L (4cr) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LCH 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LCH 201 and LCH 202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | SS Elective (LL) |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 118 or CS 223* |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 120 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Open Elective (LL) |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | COM122 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | COM122 + HU142 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | COM122 OR HU142 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | COM122 + HU 142 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIO 142 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | SS110 + SS Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | SS Elective (LL) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Foreign Language Elective (LL) |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Open Elective (LL) |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | Open Elective (LL) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC211 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC210 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Humanities LL |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | Humanities LL and Open Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PS113 and PS 113L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PS117 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 0 | May take course equivalency exam |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PS250 OR PS 228 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PS 113 and PS 113L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PS 150 or PS 226 and PS 226L |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MA 143 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | COM 122 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Open Elective (LL) |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | LSP 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | LSP 201 and LSP 202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | Open Elective (LL) |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA222 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | SS Elective (LL) |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | SS120 + SS Elective (LL) |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | SS110 + SS Elective (LL) |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$92,069
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach$99,660
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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