The student population at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach is 11,426 (10,629 undergraduate and 797 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,620 (96.80%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,301 where 11,426 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 5,806 to 11,426 students, a gain of 5,620 (96.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,806 | 5,278 | 4,277 | 1,001 | 528 | 388 | 140 |
| 2016-17 | 6,011 205 | 5,447 169 | 4,358 81 | 1,089 88 | 564 36 | 405 17 | 159 19 |
| 2017-18 | 6,338 327 | 5,729 282 | 4,483 125 | 1,246 157 | 609 45 | 442 37 | 167 8 |
| 2018-19 | 6,613 275 | 5,984 255 | 4,624 141 | 1,360 114 | 629 20 | 455 13 | 174 7 |
| 2019-20 | 7,056 443 | 6,402 418 | 4,936 312 | 1,466 106 | 654 25 | 466 11 | 188 14 |
| 2020-21 | 8,797 1,741 | 8,155 1,753 | 6,001 1,065 | 2,154 688 | 642 -12 | 459 -7 | 183 -5 |
| 2021-22 | 9,593 796 | 8,916 761 | 6,565 564 | 2,351 197 | 677 35 | 483 24 | 194 11 |
| 2022-23 | 10,301 708 | 9,533 617 | 6,989 424 | 2,544 193 | 768 91 | 542 59 | 226 32 |
| 2023-24 | 11,070 769 | 10,274 741 | 7,345 356 | 2,929 385 | 796 28 | 550 8 | 246 20 |
| 2024-25 | 11,426 356 | 10,629 355 | 7,605 260 | 3,024 95 | 797 1 | 548 -2 | 249 3 |
| Average | 8,301 | 7,635 | 5,718 | 1,916 | 666 | 474 | 193 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,635 where 10,629 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5,278 | 4,876 | 3,947 | 929 | 402 | 330 | 72 |
| 2016-17 | 5,447 | 5,017 | 4,004 | 1,013 | 430 | 354 | 76 |
| 2017-18 | 5,729 | 5,378 | 4,203 | 1,175 | 351 | 280 | 71 |
| 2018-19 | 5,984 | 5,601 | 4,331 | 1,270 | 383 | 293 | 90 |
| 2019-20 | 6,402 | 6,023 | 4,665 | 1,358 | 379 | 271 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | 8,155 | 6,035 | 4,528 | 1,507 | 2,120 | 1,473 | 647 |
| 2021-22 | 8,916 | 6,557 | 4,911 | 1,646 | 2,359 | 1,654 | 705 |
| 2022-23 | 9,533 | 6,838 | 5,092 | 1,746 | 2,695 | 1,897 | 798 |
| 2023-24 | 10,274 | 7,187 | 5,222 | 1,965 | 3,087 | 2,123 | 964 |
| 2024-25 | 10,629 | 7,553 | 5,417 | 2,136 | 3,076 | 2,188 | 888 |
| Average | 7,635 | 7,635 | 4,632 | 1,475 | 7,635 | 1,086 | 442 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 666 where 797 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 528 | 425 | 313 | 112 | 103 | 75 | 28 |
| 2016-17 | 564 | 467 | 336 | 131 | 97 | 69 | 28 |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 517 | 375 | 142 | 92 | 67 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | 629 | 532 | 387 | 145 | 97 | 68 | 29 |
| 2019-20 | 654 | 557 | 394 | 163 | 97 | 72 | 25 |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 555 | 391 | 164 | 87 | 68 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | 677 | 582 | 411 | 171 | 95 | 72 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 646 | 454 | 192 | 122 | 88 | 34 |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 680 | 466 | 214 | 116 | 84 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | 797 | 670 | 456 | 214 | 127 | 92 | 35 |
| Average | 666 | 666 | 398 | 165 | 666 | 76 | 28 |
The percentage of white students is 51.03%. The percentage was 51.12% 10 years ago and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach still has a high percentage of white students. 4.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.39% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.85% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.12% to 51.03%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.31% to 4.60%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.72% to 7.39%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.98% to 13.85%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7102 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7264 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 21 | 250 | 332 | 231 | 11 | 2,968 | 431 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 273 | 333 | 252 | 13 | 3,113 | 509 |
| 2017-18 | 15 | 272 | 327 | 417 | 15 | 3,351 | 428 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 299 | 332 | 889 | 13 | 3,520 | 226 |
| 2019-20 | 19 | 333 | 327 | 935 | 15 | 3,855 | 267 |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 340 | 434 | 2,295 | 11 | 4,107 | 309 |
| 2021-22 | 16 | 353 | 457 | 2,669 | 15 | 4,391 | 345 |
| 2022-23 | 19 | 386 | 460 | 3,045 | 13 | 4,563 | 390 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 405 | 366 | 1,218 | 12 | 4,652 | 430 |
| 2024-25 | 27 | 526 | 844 | 1,582 | 21 | 5,831 | 581 |
| Average | 19 | 344 | 421 | 1,353 | 14 | 4,035 | 392 |
84 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 460.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 5,806 | 15 | 20 | 5,771 |
| 2016-17 | 6,011 | 24 | 26 | 5,961 |
| 2017-18 | 6,338 | 18 | 44 | 6,276 |
| 2018-19 | 6,613 | 26 | 32 | 6,555 |
| 2019-20 | 7,056 | 36 | 37 | 6,983 |
| 2020-21 | 8,797 | 451 | 3,866 | 4,480 |
| 2021-22 | 9,593 | 60 | 580 | 8,953 |
| 2022-23 | 10,301 | 64 | 704 | 9,533 |
| 2023-24 | 11,070 | 78 | 920 | 10,072 |
| 2024-25 | 11,426 | 84 | 986 | 10,356 |
| Average | 8,301 | 86 | 722 | 7,494 |
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