The business degree programs at ERAU-Prescott are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP was founded in 1988 to focus on educational quality in the business programs at U.S. institutions of higher learning. ACBSP stresses the value of teaching excellence and seeks to foster best practices that encourage each of the approximately 600 currently accredited members to strive for continuous improvement in their programs. Annual reports and periodic evaluations help to ensure that each member organization maintains the highest standards in business education.
In addition, the bachelor degree programs in Aviation Business Administration including Flight Operations/Fixed Wing, Management, and Airport Management are all accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI). AABI Accreditation assures students and prospective employers that our educational degrees have met stringent aviation/aerospace and related industry standards of quality. Our graduates must have received quality training and education that enable them to competently perform a broad range of professional responsibilities. AABI seeks to assure that the programs they accredit produce highly capable Aviation Professionals, who remain closely tied to our industry and related professional associations.
Embry-Riddle is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. For more information on SACSCOC, visit our University Accreditation page.
Student Achievement Results
Aggregate Major Field Test (MFT) Results for Business Students across Business Degree Programs (2017 – 2021)
Overall Results|
|
AY |
AY |
AY |
AY |
|
School of Business Mean Score |
156 |
153 |
152 |
156 |
|
National Institutional Mean Score |
149.5 |
149.5 |
149.9 |
149.3 |
|
School of Business Percentile Ranking |
80 |
66 |
60 |
82 |
School of Business vs. National: Percentile Ranking by Discipline
|
|
AY 17-18 |
AY 18-19 |
AY 19-20 |
AY 20-21 |
National Mean (2019) |
|
Management |
93 |
75 |
88 |
94 |
40 |
|
Economics |
88 |
74 |
77 |
72 |
42 |
|
Quantitative Business Analysis |
46 |
55 |
79 |
94 |
48 |
|
Finance |
51 |
44 |
16 |
54 |
45 |
|
Marketing |
96 |
42 |
28 |
57 |
37 |
|
Legal & Social Environment |
52 |
75 |
88 |
98 |
46 |
|
Information Systems |
66 |
93 |
80 |
80 |
39 |
|
International Issues |
83 |
69 |
92 |
79 |
42 |
|
Accounting |
74 |
48 |
33 |
49 |
41 |
Percentile Points above National Mean Percentile
|
|
AY |
AY |
AY |
AY |
|
Overall |
36 | 20 | 19 | 42 |
| Accounting | 35 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| Economics | 45 | 32 | 35 | 30 |
| Management | 49 | 37 | 48 | 54 |
| Quantitative | 6 | 31 | 46 | |
| Finance | 8 | -30 | 9 | |
| Marketing | 60 | -9 | 20 | |
| Legal/Social | 8 | 31 | 43 | 41 |
| Information Systems | 19 | 55 | 40 | 40 |
| International | 41 | 26 | 50 | 37 |
Placement Rate (%) for Graduating Business Seniors
| AY 18-19: 87% |
| AY 17-18: 88% |
| AY 16-17: 88% |
1st-year Retention Rate (%) for 1st-Time and Transfer Business Students
| 2020: 92% |
| 2019: 77% |
| 2018: 95% |
5-year Graduation Rate (%) for 1st Time and Transfer Business Students
| 2020: 84 |
| 2019: 75 |
| 2018: 67 |
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