Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Private College in Prescott, AZ. Six-year graduation rate 68%. Median 10-year earnings $84,131.
A decade after enrolling, the median Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott student earns $84,131 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. 68% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $23,666, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
77% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. 4,141 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. About 24% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. The score bands below rest on the 30% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 580–680 | 222 (30%) |
| SAT Math | 560–690 | |
| ACT Composite | 24–29 | 182 (24%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott →Academics
A 68% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 82% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,245 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $41,864 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($39,171 versus $42,834), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 90% of students get grant aid averaging $20,451, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. 35% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 825 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $39,171 |
| $30–48k | $37,924 |
| $48–75k | $37,346 |
| $75–110k | $37,587 |
| $110k+ | $42,834 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,151 of these 3,245 students, totalling $7,310,192 — an average of $6,351 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Yavapai County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)