Prescott, Arizona · Private Non-Profit
Astronomy and Astrophysics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 35 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~35
- Schools with reported signal
- 119
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 76.6%
- Graduation rate
- 67.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $40,287/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $161,148
- Median debt
- $23,666
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $84,131/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 119 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($18,559 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,321 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 92% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.3% reported share · $6,128 net A+ Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA · 0.0% reported share · $4,152 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 0.1% reported share · $4,669 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.3% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.1% reported share · $20,111 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Astronomy and Astrophysics accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 35 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott's average net price is $40,287 per year, about $161,148 over four years. That is $18,559 above the $21,728 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $84,131 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,321 above the $71,810 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott #110 of 119 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.