Points of Pride
 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University is the world's oldest, largest, and most prestigious university
specializing in aviation and aerospace. It is the only accredited, aviation-oriented
university in the world.
U.S. News
& World Report ranks Embry-Riddle's Aerospace Engineering program
No. 1 among the nation's undergraduate aerospace engineering programs
without doctoral degrees.
The flight
simulation facilities at Embry-Riddle's Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona
Beach, Fla., residential campuses house a total of 15 FAA-certified
Level-6 Frasca flight training devices (FTDs) for our single-and multi-engine
airplanes. In addition, our FTD fleet includes two advanced Level-6
fixed-base simulators: an Airbus 320 (A320) at Prescott and a Canadair
Regional Jet (CRJ200) at Daytona Beach. The quality and number of our
FTDs provide a level of on-campus training not available at any other
university in the world.
Embry-Riddle's
precision flight teams consistently rank among the top in the country
in the SAFECON competition sponsored by the National Intercollegiate
Flying Association (NIFA).
Within one year
of graduation, 96% of Embry-Riddle graduates overall are either employed
or have decided to continue their education.
The major airlines
hire more alumni from Embry-Riddle than from any other collegiate aviation
program.
Six Embry-Riddle
alumni are current or former astronauts: Daniel Burbank, B. Alvin Drew,
Ronald Garan Jr., Susan Kilrain, Nicole Stott, and Terry Virts Jr. Another
alumnus, U.S. Air Force Col. David Moore, served as a White House Fellow.
During World War II, former U.S. Rep. Bill Lehman of Florida learned
aviation maintenance skills at Embry-Riddle and then became an Embry-Riddle
instructor. The Lehman Engineering and Technology Center on the Daytona
Beach, Fla., campus is named for him. Former U.S. Senate Minority Leader
Howard Baker of Tennessee received flight training at Embry-Riddle during
World War II.
Retired U.S. Rep. James
Kolbe of Arizona currently serves on Embry-Riddle’s Board of Trustees.
Former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who was also a former presidential
candidate, served on the University’s Board of Trustees and was instrumental
in the University’s acquisition of its Prescott, Ariz., campus.
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