U.S. News & World Report Ranks Aerospace Engineering Programs

For the 10th year in a row, the annual "America's Best Colleges" guide published by U.S. News & World Report has ranked Embry-Riddle's aerospace engineering program #1 in the nation and has placed the University in the top tier of all schools granting master's degrees.

In the specialty category of "Best Undergraduate Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor's or Master's," Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus took first place and the Prescott, AZ, campus was honored with a third-place ranking. Additionally, in the broader category of "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor's or Master's," Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus was ranked #12.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

In the category of "Best Universities - Master's (South)," Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus was ranked #12 among 56 master's degree-granting institutions in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

"I commend the College of Engineering faculty at our Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses for their outstanding showing in this year's rankings," said Embry-Riddle President John P. Johnson. "Our success is the direct result of their daily accomplishments in the University's classrooms and laboratories."

Embry-Riddle offers the following bachelor's degrees in engineering: aerospace engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical and systems engineering, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, and software engineering. Master's degrees are offered in aerospace engineering, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, and software engineering.

Embry-Riddle Prescott Arizona

The University was recently authorized by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to offer its first two Ph.D. degree programs, in aviation and engineering physics, with both programs launching in 2010.

The U.S. News & World Report rankings for the "Best University" category are based on reputation (25%), graduation and retention rates (25%), faculty resources (20%), student selectivity (15%), financial resources (10%), and alumni giving rate (5%). The rankings for the engineering programs are based on the judgments of deans and senior faculty who rated each program with which they are familiar.

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