Enrollment Trends at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

The student population at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide is 12,770 (9,447 undergraduate and 3,323 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,245 (8.88%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide is 73.98% which is decreased by 504 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 741 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 411 male students for every 100 female students, down from 614 in 2015.
11,757 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 4.28% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,393 where 12,770 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 14,519 students in 2018 and was lowest at 11,574 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 14,015 to 12,770 students, a net loss of 1,245 (8.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,015	9,951	8,813	1,138	4,064	3,238	826
2016-17	14,221 206	10,066 115	8,865 52	1,201 63	4,155 91	3,226 -12	929 103
2017-18	14,519 298	10,457 391	9,155 290	1,302 101	4,062 -93	3,113 -113	949 20
2018-19	14,168 -351	10,466 9	9,054 -101	1,412 110	3,702 -360	2,721 -392	981 32
2019-20	13,773 -395	10,304 -162	8,915 -139	1,389 -23	3,469 -233	2,511 -210	958 -23
2020-21	13,904 131	10,328 24	8,862 -53	1,466 77	3,576 107	2,616 105	960 2
2021-22	12,720 -1,184	9,394 -934	8,007 -855	1,387 -79	3,326 -250	2,449 -167	877 -83
2022-23	11,574 -1,146	8,479 -915	7,197 -810	1,282 -105	3,095 -231	2,253 -196	842 -35
2023-24	12,268 694	9,037 558	7,589 392	1,448 166	3,231 136	2,312 59	919 77
2024-25	12,770 502	9,447 410	7,889 300	1,558 110	3,323 92	2,384 72	939 20
Average	13,393	9,793	8,435	1,358	3,600	2,682	918

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 9,793 where 9,447 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-Worldwide since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	9,951	2,822	2,472	350	7,129	6,341	788
2016-17	10,066	2,585	2,264	321	7,481	6,601	880
2017-18	10,457	2,574	2,235	339	7,883	6,920	963
2018-19	10,466	2,532	2,167	365	7,934	6,887	1,047
2019-20	10,304	2,588	2,176	412	7,716	6,739	977
2020-21	10,328	2,811	2,390	421	7,517	6,472	1,045
2021-22	9,394	2,250	1,876	374	7,144	6,131	1,013
2022-23	8,479	2,175	1,800	375	6,304	5,397	907
2023-24	9,037	2,398	1,986	412	6,639	5,603	1,036
2024-25	9,447	2,662	2,158	504	6,785	5,731	1,054
Average	9,793	9,793	2,152	387	9,793	6,282	971

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,600 where 3,323 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-Worldwide since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,064	1,988	1,548	440	2,076	1,690	386
2016-17	4,155	2,086	1,586	500	2,069	1,640	429
2017-18	4,062	2,005	1,503	502	2,057	1,610	447
2018-19	3,702	1,733	1,253	480	1,969	1,468	501
2019-20	3,469	1,733	1,229	504	1,736	1,282	454
2020-21	3,576	1,961	1,425	536	1,615	1,191	424
2021-22	3,326	1,727	1,247	480	1,599	1,202	397
2022-23	3,095	1,834	1,342	492	1,261	911	350
2023-24	3,231	1,802	1,289	513	1,429	1,023	406
2024-25	3,323	1,985	1,433	552	1,338	951	387
Average	3,600	3,600	1,386	500	3,600	1,297	418

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.08%. The percentage was 56.97% 10 years ago and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide still has a high percentage of white students. 4.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.28% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.04% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 56.97% to 50.08%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.85% to 4.51%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.12% to 8.28%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.68% to 19.04%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7015 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6599 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide 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
Year	2015-16	72	400	1,278	656	92	7,984	910
2016-17	61	473	1,329	827	91	8,083	915
2017-18	71	491	1,273	1,169	101	8,332	887
2018-19	69	471	1,287	2,036	98	8,135	464
2019-20	66	505	1,250	2,095	100	7,876	515
2020-21	55	528	1,221	2,314	101	7,795	584
2021-22	48	501	1,130	2,229	94	6,939	549
2022-23	41	467	1,008	2,071	76	6,186	507
2023-24	53	548	1,016	2,218	68	6,358	546
2024-25	56	576	1,057	2,432	69	6,395	635
Average	59	496	1,185	1,805	89	7,408	651

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

11,757 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 92% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	14,015	11,274	1,583	1,158
2016-17	14,221	11,632	1,811	778
2017-18	14,519	12,307	1,513	699
2018-19	14,168	12,201	1,483	484
2019-20	13,773	11,360	1,468	945
2020-21	13,904	12,285	1,258	361
2021-22	12,720	11,567	938	215
2022-23	11,574	10,568	820	186
2023-24	12,268	11,315	727	226
2024-25	12,770	11,757	788	225
Average	13,393	11,627	1,239	528

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Enrollment Trends at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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