Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Extended Campus: Narrative Description

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EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, EXTENDED CAMPUS E-11

600 South Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
Tel: (386)226-6910; 800-522-6787; Admissions: (386)226-7610; Fax: (386)226-6984; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.embryriddle.edu/

Description: Independent, comprehensive, specialized, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (programs offered at 100 military bases worldwide). Founded 1970. Endowment: $35.9 million. Research spending 2002-03: $5.8 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $10,133 per student. Total enrollment: 10,416. Faculty: 3,499 (109 full-time, 3,390 part-time). Full-time: 176 students, 15% women, 85% men. Part-time: 7,495 students, 11% women, 89% men. 1% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 8% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 0% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: trade and industry; business/marketing. Core. Calendar: 5 9-week terms. Services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges.

Entrance Requirements: Option: deferred admission. Required for some: essay. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $27,700 includes full-time tuition ($20,700), mandatory fees ($630), and college room and board ($6370). College room only: $3440. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to location and program.

Collegiate Environment: Jack R. Hunt Memorial Library with 138,237 books, 295,619 microform titles, 741 serials, 7,030 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $2.9 million.

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