Thomas Jefferson University vs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Philadelphia, PA · Daytona Beach, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-DEBT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × FL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 Thomas Jefferson 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.

  • Thomas Jefferson University: enrollment grew +458.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +412 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach: enrollment grew +61.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +280 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.

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

Largest gaps: Thomas Jefferson University vs Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Thomas Jefferson University leads on median debt at graduation ($14,744 vs $23,666 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Thomas Jefferson University leads on avg net price ($28,928 vs $41,272 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on acceptance rate (64.8% vs 81.0% at Thomas Jefferson University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Thomas Jefferson University leads on median debt at graduation at $14,744 versus $23,666 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Thomas Jefferson University leads on avg net price at $28,928 versus $41,272 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Thomas Jefferson University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach?
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach leads on acceptance rate at 64.8% versus 81.0% at Thomas Jefferson 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