Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach vs. Butler

Comparable Facts

Compare Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach in Daytona Beach, FL with Butler University in Indianapolis, IN on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach is larger than Butler based on total student enrollment (11,426 students vs. 5,746 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach is located in Daytona Beach, FL (Small City setting); Butler University is in Indianapolis, IN (Large City setting).
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach is a private, non-profit 4-year institution. Butler University is a private, non-profit 4-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach 18:1; Butler University 11:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Butler University are 2.7% lower than at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach ($16,430 vs. $16,894).
• Out-of-state tuition is 7.5% higher at Butler than at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach (about $3,311 more per year; $47,560 vs. $44,249).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach than at Butler University (98% vs. 97%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Butler University students is 28.1% larger than aid received by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach students ($27,790 vs. $21,688).

Admissions details

• Typical ACT composite is 1 point higher at Butler than at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach (28 vs. 27, midpoint estimate).
• SAT or ACT scores are test optional at both Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach and Butler.
• Typical fall application deadline: Butler Aug 1, 2027.
• Enrolled first-year students at Butler average a 3.92 high school GPA, 0.04 higher than at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach (3.88).
• The share of admitted students who enrolled (yield) is 25.8% at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach vs. 12.9% at Butler.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach graduates have a $2,000 lower median loan debt than Butler graduates ($25,000 vs. $27,000).
• Among borrowers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach graduates have an estimated $21 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Butler graduates ($258 vs. $279).
• More Butler graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach students, three years after graduation (84% vs. 66%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.