Top Colleges for Aeronautical Engineering

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• In 2009, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Aerospace Engineering program was ranked the best in the nation for the 10th straight year, in the "U.S. News & World Report" annual list of the top U.S. colleges. The university has residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona, as well as more than 130 Worldwide Campuses and an online program. Degree programs include associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral programs. According to the college's website, Embry-Riddle is the world's largest accredited university for aerospace and aviation, granting degrees in 35 fields. Its graduates have gone to become military, commercial and corporate pilots. U.S. Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady and astronaut Nicole Scott are both Embry-Riddle graduates.

  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  Daytona Beach Residential Campus
  600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
  Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
  386-226-6000
  http://www.erau.edu/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s school of engineering ranked first nationwide in the 2009 "U.S. New and World Report" annual list of the top-ranked universities in the U.S. The private, co-educational university, which first admitted students in 1865, offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in aeronautical engineering. Its department of aeronautics and astronautics, known as MIT AeroAstro, prepares graduates for careers in the fields of aircraft and spacecraft engineering, space exploration, the military, and air and space telecommunications.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  617-253-1000
  http://web.mit.edu/

U.S. Air Force Academy

• The U.S. Air Force Academy is an option for aeronautical engineering students who want a career in the Air Force. If accepted into the program, the Air Force covers all costs of a student's education, estimated at more than $415,000, and pays a small monthly stipend to attend the academy. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. In return, the student agrees to serve in the Air Force for at least five years following graduation. The academy, located outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has rigorous admission requirements. In addition, applicants must be appointed by their U.S. senator or representative.

  U.S. Air Force Academy
  USAFA, CO 80840
  719-333-1110
  http://www.usafa.af.mil/