Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach has 20 pts more first-gen students than American (36% vs. 16%)

   First-generation students
2. 2

   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach costs about $10K less per year on average than American ($41,744 vs. $51,726, all students)

   Average cost, all students
3. 3

   American graduates 12 pts more of its students than Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach (79% vs. 66%)

   Graduation rate
4. 4

   American's SAT midpoint is 110 points higher than Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach's

   SAT midpoint
5. 5

   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach's yield is 10 pts higher than American's

   Yield rate
6. 6

   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach grads earn $6.8K more ten years out than American's ($84,131 vs. $77,370)

   Median earnings, 10 yrs

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.