Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Student Population

How many students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has a total enrollment of 12,770 students, including 9,447 undergraduate and 3,323 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,273 male students (80.4%) and 2,497 female students (19.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,395 White students (50.1%) and 2,432 Hispanic students (19%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,447 undergraduate students (74%) and 3,323 graduate students (26%).
• Class Delivery: 11,757 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 788 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,273 male (80.45%) and 2,497 female (19.55%) students are attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 411.41.

By class level, 9,447 (73.98%) are undergraduate students and 3,323 (26.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 83.51% are male and 16.49% are female, while among graduate students, 71.74% are male and 28.26% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,395 White, 1,057 Black, and 576 Asian students out of a total of 12,770 are attending at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has 195 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 2,643 students under 25 years old, and 10,127 students over 25 years old out of 12,770 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 195 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide has 2,311 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 7,136 students aged 25 and over.

It has 332 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,991 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, 11,757 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 788 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,806 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,951 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,447 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 955 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.11%.217 students have transferred in as full-time status and 738 students transferred in as part-time status.