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Embry-Riddle Incoming Class Largest Ever for University

Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus welcomed more than 1,950 incoming freshmen for the 2019 class, setting a new school record. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/David Massey
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Key Takeaways:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) set new enrollment records at both its Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses, indicating a significant increase in interest in aviation careers.
  • The incoming class is academically exceptional, achieving the highest GPA and SAT scores in ERAU's history, and includes a record 28 percent female students.
  • ERAU's residential Aeronautical Science programs have seen a 25 percent enrollment increase over the last three years, attracting a diverse student body from all U.S. states and numerous countries.
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With incoming student enrollment at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) the largest in school history, it is a clear sign of increased interest in aviation careers that bodes well for the industry. The students that began classes August 26 at the university’s Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, campuses brought the highest GPA (3.74) and average SAT scores (1260) in school history, as well as the highest number of female students at 28 percent of the student body.

Dan Pimentel

Dan Pimentel is an instrument-rated private pilot and former airplane owner who has been flying since 1996. As an aviation journalist and photographer, he has covered all aspects of the general and business aviation communities for a long list of major aviation magazines, newspapers and websites. He has never met a flying machine that he didn’t like, and has written about his love of aviation for years on his Airplanista blog. For 10 years until 2019, he hosted the popular ‘Oshbash’ social media meetup events at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

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