Facts & Figures

History and Background

On December 17, 1925, exactly 22 years after the historic flight of the Wright Flyer, barnstormer John Paul Riddle and entrepreneur T. Higbee Embry founded the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following spring the company opened the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University began with a simple plan to train airplane pilots. Today, Embry-Riddle leads the world in aviation and aerospace higher education.

Embry-Riddle is an independent, nonsectarian, not-for-profit, coeducational university. The University serves culturally diverse students seeking careers in aviation, aerospace, engineering, and related fields. Residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., provide education in a traditional setting, while the Worldwide Campus provides instruction through more than 130 centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East and through online learning.

Accrediting Bodies and Affiliations

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, composed of the Daytona Beach Campus, the Prescott Campus, and the Worldwide Campus, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, Telephone: 404-679-4501) to award degrees at the associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral levels.

Program Accreditation at the Daytona Beach Campus: The bachelor degree programs in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21102-4012; Telephone: 410-347-7700). The bachelor degree programs in Aeronautical Science, Aerospace Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Applied Meteorology, Aviation Business Administration, and Safety Science are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board, International (AABI). The bachelor degree programs in Business Administration and the Master of Business Administration program are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Aviation Maintenance Science degree program is accredited by AABI for two Areas of Concentration: Aerospace Electronics and Maintenance Management. The certificate programs in Maintenance Technology (airframe and power plant) are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Program Accreditation at the Prescott Campus: The bachelor degree programs in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering are accredited by ABET. The bachelor degree programs in Aeronautical Science, Applied Meteorology, and Aviation Business Administration are accredited by AABI.

At Both Residential Campuses: Certificate programs in Flight (private, commercial, instrument, multi-engine, flight instructor, and instrument flight instructor ratings) and Flight Dispatch are approved by the FAA.

University Executives

Office Executive
President John P. Johnson
Senior Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer Eric Weekes
EVP & CAO, Daytona Beach Campus Richard Heist
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Campus Martin Smith
Executive Vice President, Prescott Campus Frank Ayers
Chief Academic Officer, Prescott Campus Richard Bloom
VP, Research & Assistant to the President Christina Frederick-Recascino
Vice President, Institutional Advancement Daniel Montplaisir
Vice President, Human Resources Irene McReynolds
General Counsel Michael Murray

Tuition and Fees 2009-2010 Academic Year

Fall/Spring Tuition - Daytona Beach and Prescott
Category Tuition Amount
Undergraduate - 1-11 or 16+ credit hours $1,120 (per credit hour)
Undergraduate - 12-16 credit hours $13,475 (per semester)
Graduate $1,120 (per credit hour)
Tuition - Worldwide Campus (per credit hour)
Undergraduate $221 to $309
Graduate $356 to $618
Residential Campus Fall/Spring Fees (per semester)
Fee Type Daytona Beach Prescott
Mandatory Fees (estimated) $582 $400
Room (estimated) $2,600 $2,262
Meal Plans (estimated) $588 to $2,382 $525 to $1,742

Embry-Riddle Enrollment

Fall 2008 Residential Campus Enrollment by Undergraduate Degree Program
Undergraduate Degree Program Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Aviation Business Admin. (Assoc.) 1 --- 1
Aviation Maintenance Science (Assoc.) 10 --- 10
Aeronautical Science 1,346 493 1,839
Aeronautical Systems Maintenance 6 --- 6
Aeronautics 187 98 285
Aerospace Electronics 12 --- 12
Aerospace Engineering 1,390 549 1,939
Aerospace Studies 92 45 137
Air Traffic Management 315 --- 315
Applied Meteorology 109 38 147
Aviation Business Administration --- 68 68
Aviation Environmental Science --- 5 5
Aviation Maintenance Science 217 --- 217
Aviation Management 20 --- 20
Business Administration 264 --- 264
Civil Engineering 35 --- 35
Communication 36 --- 36
Computer Engineering 44 22 66
Computer Science 3 19 22
Electrical Engineering 34 43 77
Engineering Physics 97 --- 97
Global Security & Intelligence Studies --- 189 189
Homeland Security 100 --- 100
Human Factors Psychology 50 --- 50
Mechanical Engineering 74 32 106
Safety Science 38 --- 38
Software Engineering 47 --- 47
Space Physics 27 59 86
Still Exploring (Arts & Sciences) 29 3 32
Still Exploring (Aviation) 7 1 8
Still Exploring (Business) 3 --- 3
Still Exploring (Engineering) 38 8 46
Nondegree/Other 26 16 42
Total Undergraduate 4,657 1,688 6,345
Fall 2008 Residential Campus Enrollment by Graduate Degree Program
Graduate Degree Program Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Aeronautics 93 --- 93
Aerospace Engineering 79 --- 79
Business Administration 91 --- 91
Business Admin. in Aviation Management (Online) 61 --- 61
Engineering Physics 16 --- 16
Human Factors and Systems 31 --- 31
Mechanical Engineering 5 --- 5
Safety Science --- 29 29
Software Engineering 26 --- 26
Nondegree 3 2 5
Total Graduate 405 31 436
Grand Total 5,062 1,719 6,781
Worldwide Campus Enrollment (Annual Headcount Fall 2007 - Summer 2008)
Location Undergraduate Graduate Total
U.S. Centers 15,737 5,114 20,851
Europe Centers 1,926 302 2,228
Online Learning (U.S.) 3,114 1,040 4,154
Total 20,777 6,456 27,233

Enrollment for All Campuses*

(Fall 2007 - Summer 2008)
Unduplicated Annual Headcount 34,571

* The residential, online, and Worldwide Campus academic calendars vary, resulting in dissimilar reporting timeframes that can't be summed together. Instead, to best represent a total University count, data for all entities have been converted to an unduplicated headcount within a full academic year.

Placement Statistics

Opportunities for work experience through co-ops and internships abound, with 349 students awarded positions during the 2007-2008 academic year. For the Class of 2005, 95% of Embry-Riddle graduates overall are either employed or have continued their education within one year of graduation. Embry-Riddle’s 93,000 alumni are employed worldwide in the aviation and aerospace industry as well as in business, law, engineering, medical, insurance, and other businesses and government organizations. Alumni and their companies offer mentoring, hiring, and networking opportunities to alumni.

Student Demographics (Fall 2008)

Residential Campus Student Demographics
Demographic Daytona Beach Prescott Both Campuses
Undergraduate enrollment 4,657 1,688 6,345
Full-time 4,335 1,546 5,901
Part-time 302 142 444
Full-time equivalent (FTE) 4,494 1,615 6,109
Average age of full-time students 20 20 20
Percent living in campus housing 42% 49% 44%
International students 11% 4% 9%
Female students 16% 18% 18%
First-Time Students
Applied 3,524 1,148 4,672
Accepted 2,822 990 3,812
Enrolled 1,064 418 1,482
Fall 2007 retention rate (after 1 year) 74% 79% 76%
Fall 2002 graduation rate (after 6 years) 60% 56% 59%

Top Five States of Origin (First-Time Students)

Daytona Beach Campus
1. Florida 31%
2. New York 8%
3. Pennsylvania 6%
4. New Jersey 6%
5. Texas 4%
Prescott Campus
1. California 24%
2. Arizona 21%
3. Texas 8%
4. Colorado 6%
5. Washington 5%
Countries of Origin (Undergraduate and Graduate) Number of Countries Represented
Campus Countries Represented
Daytona Beach 94
Prescott 24
Both Campuses 97
Top Three Foreign Countries (Both Campuses)
Country Student Percentage
1. India 20%
2. Korea 9%
3. Nigeria 5%

Degrees Awarded

(June 2007 - July 2008)
Top Three Foreign Countries (Both Campuses)
Campus Associate Bachelor Master All Degrees
Daytona Beach

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844 133 977
Prescott --- 343 16 359
Worldwide Campus 626 2,255 1,029 3,910
Total 626 3,442 1,178 5,246

Faculty/Staff

(2008-2009)
Faculty
Campus Full-Time Part-Time Total
Daytona Beach 240 82 322
Prescott 98 32 130
Worldwide Campus 127 2,565 2,692
Total 465 2,679 3,144
Full-Time Faculty by Rank
Campus Full Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors Instructors/ Lecturers
Daytona Beach 67 79 85 9
Prescott 14 28 51 5

Worldwide Campus

9 28 50 40
Total 90 135 186 54
Staff Size by Campus
Campus Staff Size
Daytona Beach 656
Prescott 294
Worldwide Campus 407
University Administration 221
Total 1,578
Student Employment by Campus
Campus Student Employees
Daytona Beach 926
Prescott 259
Total 1,185

Notes:

  1. Flight instructors are included in the staff counts only.
  2. Some staff also teach and are included in both the faculty and staff counts.
  3. FAA-Palm Coast staff are included with University Administration as of Fall 2003.

Aircraft and Simulators

(Fall 2008)

Aircraft by Campus

Daytona Beach Campus
Aircraft Qty.
American Champion Decathlon 1
Cessna 150 2
Cessna 172 47
Diamond DA42 2
Piper PA28R Arrow 6
Piper PA44 Seminole 8
Total  66
Prescott Campus
Aircraft Qty.
American Champion Decathlon 1
Cessna 150 2
Cessna 172S 17
Cessna 182RG 1
Piper PA44 Seminole 8
Total 29

Total Embry-Riddle aircraft at both campuses - 95

Flight Simulators by Campus

Daytona Beach Campus
Simulators Qty.
CPT 6
Frasca 141 1
Frasca AdvATD 2
Frasca C172 G1000 Level 6 FTD 8
Frasca CRJ Level 6 FTD 1
Frasca DA42 2
Frasca PA44 Level 6 FTD 4
Jeppesen FS200AC (PCATD) 3
Total 27
Prescott Campus
Simulators Qty.
A320 1
C172 Level 6 3
Frasca 141 2
Frasca 142 1
PA44 Level 5 1
PA44 Level 6 1
Total 9

Total Embry-Riddle simulators at both campuses - 36

Total Flight and Simulator Hours by Campus (Fiscal Year 2007-2008)

Daytona Beach Campus
Flight Hours Simulator Hours
62,839 19,138
Prescott Campus
Flight Hours Simulator Hours
24,897 8,194

Physical Facilities

Facilities by Campus
Facilities Daytona Beach Prescott
Total gross square footage 1,323,445 gsf 638,017 gsf
Approximate campus size 185 acres 539 acres

Embry-Riddle Worldwide

The Worldwide Campus is a network of more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, with a virtual presence via online learning covering every continent on the globe. The Worldwide Campus headquarters is located in Daytona Beach.

Special Features

New at the Daytona Beach Campus: College of Business academic hall and Apollo Hall residence hall. Other newer buildings: College of Aviation academic hall, Lehman Engineering & Technology Center, and Advanced Flight Simulation Center.

New at the Prescott Campus: Udvar-Hazy Library & Learning Center, Aerospace Experimentation & Fabrication Building, Haas Memorial Chapel, and Visitors Center. Also of note: King Engineering & Technology Center, Robertson Flight Simulation Center, and Robertson Aviation Safety Center.

Financial Data

Comparative Balance Sheet - All Funds (in millions)
  2008 2007 2006
Current Assets $135 $128 $105
Total Assets 415 408 422
Current Liabilities 54 56 54
Total Liabilities 228 233 276
Fund Balance 187 175 146
Comparative Revenue and Expenses - All Funds (in millions)
Operating Revenue 2008 2007 2006
Tuition and Fees $222 $214 $203
External Support 11 13 12
Auxiliary Enterprises 21 21 20
Other Revenue 3 3 4
Total Revenue $257 $251 $239
Operating Expenses by Year
Operating Expenses 2008 2007 2006
Instruction $126 $120 $121
Institutional Support 45 40 39
Academic Support 16 17 15
Student Services 31 28 26
Scholarships 2 1 1
Research 9 9 8
Auxiliary Enterprises 22 25 24
Total Expenses $251 $240 $234
Nonoperating Activities 6 18 12
Excess Over Expenses 12 29 17

Research & Other Sponsored Programs (2007-2008)

Awards Fiscal Year 2008
Awards - Authorized Expenditures $9,836,036
New Awards 57
Active Awards 166
Proposals Submitted 109
Faculty Participants - Active Awards & Proposal Activity 161

A sampling of research is shown below for Fiscal Year 2008(rounded to the nearest thousand)

National Science Foundation - $370,000
A Modeling Investigation of Ducted Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Region
FAA - $550,000
Training Standards Development for General Aviation
FAA - $400,000
Octane Enhancers from Crop Oils
NASA - $582,000
High Altitude Resolution Measurement of the Mesospheric Hydroxyl Emission

 

Financial Assistance2007-2008 Award Year

Financial Assistance by Type
Type Amount Percent
Grants $18,172,976 8.8%
Scholarships $32,834,056 15.8%
Employment $5,309,684 2.6%
Loans $95,754,000 46.1%
Waiver & In-Kind $7,121,605 3.4%
Sponsors $48,486,251 23.3%
Total $207,678,572 100%
Distribution by Campus
Campus Amount Percent Students Receiving Assistance
Daytona Beach $113,258,060 54% 90%
Prescott $41,342,496 20% 91%
Worldwide Campus $53,222,172 26% 83%
Total $207,822,728 100%  

Development

Fundraising Results
Purpose 2008 2007
Facilities & Equipment $837,323 $4,209,702
Faculty Support $63,000 n/a
General & Unrestricted $529,486 $788,939
Programs & Outreach $103,593 $70,342
Scholarships & Fellowships $1,175,703 $1,970,855
Deferred Gifts $3,500,000 $3,200,000
Total $6,209,105 $10,239,838

The Legacy Society

The Legacy Society recognizes alumni and friends who give to Embry-Riddle by making provisions through a bequest, distributions from trusts, life insurance, or retirement plans.

Leadership Gift Societies

The Jack Hunt Society
named for the first president of Embry-Riddle, recognizes donors whose personal lifetime giving to Embry-Riddle is $1,000,000 in cash, cash equivalents, or in irrevocable, documented bequests or trusts.
The John Paul Riddle Society
named for one of Embry-Riddle's visionary founders, recognizes donors whose personal lifetime giving to Embry-Riddle is $500,000.
The T. Higbee Embry Society
named for John Paul Riddle's entrepreneurial partner, recognizes donors whose personal lifetime giving to Embry-Riddle is $100,000.
The Eagle Society
The Eagle Society recognizes alumni and friends who provide significant financial support annually at the following levels:

Gift Levels

Gift Levels by Amount
Level Qualifying Amounts
Platinum Eagle $10,000 +
Gold Eagle $5,000 - 9,999
Silver Eagle $2,500 - 4,999
Bronze Eagle $1,000 - 2,499

Contact Information

Daytona Beach, Florida, Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
Undergraduate:
(386) 226-6100 or (800) 862-2416
dbadmit@erau.edu
Graduate:
(386) 226-6176 or (800) 388-3728
graduate.admissions@erau.edu
Prescott, Arizona, Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
3700 Willow Creek Road
Prescott, AZ 86301-3720
Undergraduate:
(928) 777-6600 or (800) 888-3728
pradmit@erau.edu
Graduate: (928) 777-6993 or (800) 888-3728
prgradap@erau.edu
Worldwide Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
(866) 509-0743
wwem@erau.edu
Advising, Enrollment, & Recruitment Online
Undergraduate/Graduate: (386) 226-6397 or (800) 359-3728
ecdleo@erau.edu
International Region Office
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
CMR 429
APO AE 09054-0429
Civilian Telephone: 011-49-631-303-27811
Civilian Fax: 011-49-631-303-27810
muldoonw@erau.edu

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