List of Aeronautical Universities

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Founded in 1925, the self proclaimed "best aviation and aerospace university in the world," Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University holds the place of oldest and most prestigious educational institution dedicated to the study of flight. With coeducational residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as an Internet-based program called Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the university conducts and teaches cutting edge research related to all facets of aviation. With annual enrollment averaging 34,000 for all three campuses, the class sizes remains small and personable. Embry-Riddle also has 93 instructional aircraft available for practical training.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Daytona Beach, Florida Residential Campus
  600 S. Clyde Morris Boulevard
  Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
  800-222-3728
  http://www.erau.edu/

  Prescott, Arizona Residential Campus
  3700 Willow Creek Road
  Prescott, AZ 86301-3720
  800-888-3728
  erau.edu

United States Air Force Academy

• The Air Force Academy offers a four year undergraduate degree aimed at providing graduates with technical knowledge, leadership abilities and motivation to serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force upon graduation. The Academy is highly selective, requiring a nomination from congressional representatives before application. Ranked as the seventh best college in the United States by Forbes Magazine, the Air Force Academy provides a high quality of education free of charge to those wishing to serve in the military. As a military institution, all students at the Air Force Academy are required to undergo physical training tests and military training in summer, in addition to academic studies. The department of Aeronautical Engineering motivates students to be strongly involved in maintaining the national pride in global air superiority by training in six core areas of state-of-the-art aircraft design. Graduates are usually commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force, according to the Academy.

  United States Air Force Academy
  2346 Academy Dr
  Colorado Springs, CO 80840
  800-955-4438
  usafa.af.mil

Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology

• The Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT) is one of the nation's oldest aeronautical institutions. In 1926, with the support of the philathropist Daniel Guggenheim, the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory established itself as a leader in aeronautical innovations. Today, the tradition of innovation continues as GALCIT takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of mechanics and looks to the future with research focused on biomechanics, biopropulsion, micro-and nanomechanics as well as space science. GLACIT is housed in the newly redesigned, futuristic Guggenheim Building, setting the mood for innovation.

  Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories
  California Institute of Technology
  Division of Engineering & Applied Science
  1200 E. California Blvd., MC 105-50
  Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
  626-395-4750
  galcit.caltech.edu

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The AeroAstro program of MIT is one of the most prestigious and well-known aeronautical schools in the country. Known for training engineers to lead in all phases of aeronautical development from conception to operation, the AeroAstro program commits itself to educational excellence. Located in the Daniel Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory that houses the recently renovated Aero-Astro Learning Laboratory, the program allows students to gain hands-on experience in practical aeronautical experimentation.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Guggenheim Laboratory
  Building 33
  77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-4795
  web.mit.edu/aeroastro