How to Apply to Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: ABET-Accredited Aerospace and Other Engineering Degrees at the Daytona Beach and Prescott Campuses, a Common First Year for Engineering Students, for Domestic and International (Including Chinese) Applicants and Transfer Students

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) offers undergraduate engineering through a College of Engineering on each of its two residential campuses: Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona. This guide follows the university website and catalog, for U.S. domestic applicants, international applicants, applicants from China and transfer students. Computer Science (offered in the Daytona Beach College of Engineering) has its own guide on this site and is not covered here.

1. Engineering degrees

• Daytona Beach College of Engineering (college page and catalog): Aerospace, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Software and Systems Engineering (all B.S.), and Computer Science in the catalog list. A B.S. in Engineering Physics is also listed in the university’s engineering degrees overview and is offered at Daytona Beach.
• Prescott College of Engineering: Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering (all B.S.).
• ABET accreditation: the Daytona Beach college page states that the B.S. in Aerospace, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering and in Engineering Physics are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, and Computer Science by the Computing Accreditation Commission. The Prescott page states the Aerospace, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The B.S. in Systems Engineering does not appear in the Daytona Beach accreditation list, and the pages we read do not state its accreditation.
• Credits: the B.S. in Aerospace Engineering is 129 credit hours on both campuses (the catalog says it can be completed in eight semesters with appropriate background and full-time enrollment); at Daytona Beach, Civil Engineering is 129, Engineering Physics 127 and Systems Engineering 125. Other programs vary by campus; see each program page and the catalog.
• Tracks: Aerospace Engineering has four tracks at Daytona Beach (Aeronautics, Astronautics, Jet Propulsion, Rocket Propulsion) and two at Prescott (Aeronautics, Astronautics). Mechanical Engineering requires choosing a track, listed by campus on its page.
• Internships and co-ops: both college pages say multiple co-op and internship opportunities exist, and the Prescott page lists past internship hosts. They are not described as required. The international students page says all students can learn about co-op and internship opportunities and minimum criteria from Career Services.
• Combined bachelor’s-to-master’s: Daytona Beach offers combined and accelerated programs that let qualified students begin master’s coursework while finishing the bachelor’s.
• Other campuses: ERAU also has a Worldwide & Online campus and an Asia (Singapore) campus. Online engineering programs have their own criteria in the catalog’s program-specific criteria page (for example a 3.0 unweighted high school GPA for technical programs); this guide focuses on the two residential campuses.

2. Admission: apply with a major, then a common first year

• One application: ERAU says to submit only one application; the FAQ says you cannot apply to multiple campuses separately, but you can indicate your preferred campus or campuses on that single application, and staff can help update or resubmit it if you are undecided.
• Major: the admissions page says reviewers consider the intended major, and that technical programs may require additional coursework, a higher GPA or supplemental documentation, with details in the catalog. The Daytona Beach and Prescott undergraduate pages we read do not list a GPA threshold for each engineering major; ask Admissions.
• Common first year: the catalog says all first-year engineering students at Daytona Beach, whether they aspire to be Aerospace, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, Software or Systems engineers, enroll in a common set of courses, which gives students time to understand the disciplines before discipline-specific courses and makes changing majors easier. Both campuses’ Aerospace Engineering pages say first-year students must complete the College of Engineering’s Freshman Engineering Program before continuing with Aerospace Engineering courses.
• Staying on track for Aerospace Engineering (catalog): the degree requires a 2.5 cumulative GPA and a C or better in required courses; students must also reach a 2.50 GPA in the Engineering Fundamentals Program courses (including the First-Year for Aerospace curriculum), and a 2.50 in the CHEM, ENGR, MATH and PHYS courses of that curriculum prior to and upon completion of AERO 201. Similar conditions for other majors were not read.
• First-year courses (Aerospace, Daytona Beach): General Chemistry I with lab, English Composition, Introduction to Engineering, Introduction to Computing for Engineers, Graphical Communications, Calculus and Analytical Geometry I and II, Physics with Calculus I, College Success, and one lower-level humanities and one social science course, 33 credit hours in all.
• Changing majors within the university: not described on the pages we read; ask your academic advisor.

3. Prerequisites and credit

• High school courses (admissions page and catalog): English, 4 years; college-preparatory mathematics, 3 years (4 preferred); social science, 3 years; science, 2 years including at least one laboratory science (3 preferred).
• Testing: the SAT/ACT is optional but strongly encouraged; the admissions FAQ says ERAU is test-optional for most undergraduate programs and strong scores may qualify you for additional merit scholarships. An essay, resume and two letters of recommendation are not required but may help evaluation. The Prescott tab lists possible essay prompts.
• AP, IB, Cambridge A-Level and dual enrollment: the admissions page says these may be eligible for transfer credit, but test scores must be sent by the testing agency and college work by official transcript; a note on the high school transcript is not enough. Which engineering required courses they replace is not stated on the pages we read (the “Estimate Your Transfer Credit” tool was not used).
• Skills assessments: the catalog’s program-specific criteria page, in the Worldwide & Online section for engineering programs, requires English and Math Skills Assessments to confirm readiness for COMM 122 English Composition and MATH 241 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I; the residential-campus pages we read do not give the same statement.
• Housing: the admissions FAQ says Daytona Beach and Prescott both have residence halls and on-campus housing is required for two years or until age 21.

4. Deadlines, materials and fees

• Priority filing dates for first-time students (residential campuses): the same at Daytona Beach and Prescott: fall January 15, spring November 1, summer term A April 1, summer term B June 1; notification is rolling; the fall deposit is due May 1 and the spring deposit November 1. Applications after the priority date are processed on a space-available basis, and some programs may fill before then. The page shows no year; confirm these are for fall 2027.
• Application fee: $50, non-refundable, for first-time students. Transfer applicants also pay a non-refundable fee; the amount is not stated on the transfer page.
• Materials: the application; an official high school transcript or equivalent; optional SAT/ACT, essay, resume and two recommendations. Official documents go to the Centralized Imaging office in Daytona Beach (dbsubmit@erau.edu) or to Prescott admissions.

5. U.S. domestic applicants

• Cost (Daytona Beach, 2026-27): tuition block (12–16 credit hours) $45,888, fees $1,926, housing (double room) $10,400, food $8,200 (the minimum 14-meal plan is $6,730), books $1,290, transportation $1,800, miscellaneous $1,950 and loan fees $72, a total of $71,526 on campus. The page also states a per-credit rate of $1,912, an additional $674 for engineering students, $175 for freshman orientation, and separate flight costs.
• Prescott: tuition block $45,888, fees $1,686, housing $9,800, food $8,200, books $1,290, transportation $1,800, miscellaneous $1,950 and loan fees $72, $70,686 on campus, with the same $674 engineering and $175 orientation additions.
• Florida high school graduates: the Daytona Beach cost page has a separate “Florida High School Graduates” column with a tuition block of $43,608 and an on-campus total of $69,246. The Prescott page has no such column. The pages we read give no other residency distinction.
• Scholarships: newly admitted students are automatically considered for institutionally funded scholarships based on GPA, SAT/ACT scores and class rank, with no separate application; selected students are notified after acceptance. The international scholarships page also lists a Children of Alumni Legacy Grant ($1,500 a year) and a Family Grant ($2,200 for each child enrolled full-time at the same time), stated to be only for students at the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses. Donor scholarships ($500 to $20,000) are applied for through ERNIE each year. The external list includes engineering awards such as the DOW SMART and Lockheed Martin STEM scholarships and SAE International. Federal aid requires the FAFSA.
• In-state preference or guaranteed admission: not described on the pages we read.

6. International applicants

• Who counts: at the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses, anyone who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Credential evaluation: applicants with post-secondary study at a non-U.S. institution must provide an official English course-by-course evaluation with cumulative GPA and U.S. degree equivalency; high school applicants “may be required” to have a document-by-document evaluation. Evaluations must come from an approved agency (the page lists IEE, ACEI, ECE, IERF, Josef Silny & Associates, TEC and World Education Services) or a member of NACES or AICE, sent directly from the agency.
• English tests: required if English is not your primary language. Minimums: TOEFL iBT 79 (taken before January 21, 2026) or 4 (on or after January 21, 2026); TOEFL Essentials 8.5; IELTS 6.0; Duolingo 105; Cambridge 170; PTE Academic 59; EIKEN Pre-1; LanguageCert Academic 65; or 6 credit hours of post-secondary English composition with a C or better before enrollment. The page lists nations that recognize English as an official language (Australia, Canada outside Quebec, The Gambia, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the UK, and Commonwealth Caribbean territories) but does not say outright that applicants from them are exempt; ask International Admissions. Students below the requirement can consider the Embry-Riddle Language Institute (ERLI); completing it with the Director’s recommendation may exempt a student from the tests, but admission to ERLI does not guarantee admission to a degree program.
• Deadlines (the same at Daytona Beach and Prescott): fall May 1, spring October 1, summer terms A and B March 1, and applicants must apply at least 90 days before classes begin (no year is shown; confirm).
• Proof of funds: show the ability to cover one academic year (August to May); documents dated within one year of the term start (tax returns from the previous year); sources can be combined; amounts in U.S. dollars; typically bank statements or bank letters. The page says the amount is “shown below”, but no figure appears in the page text we read. The international cost estimate (Daytona Beach, 2026-27) is $47,814 tuition and fees (the Prescott page prints $47,844 against line items of $45,888 + $1,686), $17,130 housing and food, $1,290 books, $66,234 total, plus $674 for engineering students, and a suggestion to budget another $4,910 for personal expenses and airfare. The Prescott international total is $64,950.
• Passport and visa: a copy of a valid passport; the page’s wording is “valid for at least six months of the semester to which the student is applying”, so confirm the starting point with International Admissions. F-1 steps: accept the offer and pay the $200 enrollment deposit, submit financial documents, receive the I-20 (7–10 business days), pay the SEVIS fee, complete the DS-160 and attend the visa interview, and enter the U.S. no more than 30 days before the program start.
• Scholarships: the international scholarships page says Embry-Riddle Scholarship consideration is given to all types of applicants, including freshman, transfer, international and graduate students, who submit an international scholarship application; decisions are based on academic merit and financial need, and an official SAT or ACT score is required. That page gives no amounts and does not say whether international students can apply for federal aid.

7. Applicants from China

• Gaokao: the international page, admissions pages and catalog we read do not mention the Gaokao and there is no China page. How Daytona Beach and Prescott treat Gaokao results is not published there; contact International Admissions (Daytona Beach intladms@erau.edu, Prescott printadm@erau.edu, as listed).
• The one China entry on the page: the “Minimum Entry Credentials by Country” table on the international page applies to in-person study at the Asia (Singapore) campus and lists a senior middle school graduation certificate (or the equivalent normal-college or junior-college certificates) for China. It does not apply to Daytona Beach or Prescott.
• Transcripts and evaluation: see the credential evaluation point above; the page says only that high school applicants “may be required” to have one and does not name China.
• English: China is not on the page’s list of English-official nations; see the English test minimums above.

8. Transfer students

• Definition: anyone who has earned college credit after high school.
• GPA (Daytona Beach and Prescott): at least 2.0 from the last institution attended and combined; most successful transfer applicants have at least 2.5 (C+); 2.0–2.4 are reviewed case by case; applicants with fewer than 30 college credits need the high school transcript. The page adds that technical programs may require a higher GPA or specific courses; see the catalog.
• Materials: the application and non-refundable fee; official transcripts from all colleges attended; SAT/ACT, essay, resume and two recommendations are optional. The Daytona Beach tab also lists letters of recommendation and transcripts of all college-level work as provided, which sits oddly beside “optional”; the two statements differ.
• Transfer credit: the free Transfer Portal lets you enter completed or planned courses to see how they may transfer into specific majors. The transfer page gives no application deadline.
• International transfer: the international page says to ask your current school’s international office to release your SEVIS record to Embry-Riddle; a new I-20 is issued once proof of funding is submitted.

Checklist

U.S. domestic applicants:

• Priority date for fall: January 15; official high school transcript; four years of English, three of math (four preferred), three of social science and two of science including a lab
• SAT/ACT optional; $50 application fee; have AP/IB results sent by the testing agency
• Engineering students take the common first year; Aerospace needs a 2.50 average in those courses

International applicants (including China):

• Apply at least 90 days before the term; fall deadline May 1; English scores or an approved route; proof of funds; passport copy
• Non-U.S. college work needs a course-by-course evaluation; ask International Admissions how the Gaokao is handled
• For the international scholarship, submit the scholarship application and an official SAT or ACT score

Transfer students:

• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 (most successful applicants 2.5+); use the Transfer Portal first; international transfers move their SEVIS record

Sources: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Engineering degrees overview; Daytona Beach College of Engineering; Prescott College of Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Software Engineering; Systems Engineering; Engineering Physics; First-time students; Transfer students; International students; Tuition and costs; Scholarships; International scholarships; Catalog: Aerospace Engineering; Catalog: Daytona Beach College of Engineering; Catalog: Engineering Fundamentals first year; Catalog: high school applicants; Catalog: program-specific criteria. Dates on the admissions pages show no year and costs are for 2026-27; check Embry-Riddle for fall 2027.