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Golden Gate University vs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

San Francisco, CA · Daytona Beach, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × FL
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Golden Gate University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach: enrollment grew +61.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +280 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • Golden Gate University: enrollment grew +17.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +17 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Golden Gate University vs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($23,666 vs $29,875 at Golden Gate University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Golden Gate University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($81,704 vs $65,391 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (76.9% vs 65.4% at Golden Gate University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Golden Gate University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?▼
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $23,666 versus $29,875 at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Golden Gate University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?▼
Golden Gate University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $81,704 versus $65,391 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Golden Gate University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?▼
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 76.9% versus 65.4% at Golden Gate University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025