U.S. News Media Group Says Program Is "Best in Nation" For An
11th Straight Year
For the 11th year in a row, the annual "America's Best
Colleges" guide published by U.S. News Media Group has ranked
Embry-Riddle's aerospace engineering program #1 in the nation and
has also named ERAU to the top tier of universities granting mainly
bachelor's and master's degrees.
Highlights of the rankings of more than 1,400 accredited
four-year schools have been posted online, and will be published in
the September 2010 issue of U.S. News & World Report.
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
University's Prescott, Ariz., campus was #3. 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 #11, up one spot
compared to last year, and the Prescott campus climbed from #34 to
#17.
Among the 118 schools in the category of "Best Regional
Universities (South)," Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus
(pictured) was ranked #10, up two notches this year. That list
includes institutions in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia that grant primarily
bachelor's and master's degrees.
"I am proud of our College of Engineering faculty at both of our
residential campuses for achieving an impressive ranking," said
Embry-Riddle President John P. Johnson. "Their emphasis on getting
students involved in hands-on applied research makes Embry-Riddle
the best choice for individuals seeking careers in aerospace
engineering and sciences."
The pool of eligible schools for the "Best Colleges" engineering
rankings is based on accreditation by ABET Inc., which evaluates
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology. The rankings for the engineering
programs are based on the judgments of deans and senior faculty,
who rate each program they are familiar with. A few engineering
schools with small doctoral programs are placed in the bachelor's
and master's category.
The rankings for the "Best Regional Universities (South)"
category are based on peer assessment (25%), graduation and
retention rates (25%), faculty resources (20%), student selectivity
(15%), financial resources (10%), and alumni giving rate (5%).
Embry-Riddle is now a doctorate-granting institution: a Ph.D. in
aviation degree program launched earlier this year and a Ph.D. in
engineering physics degree program begins next month. The
University offers a wide range of engineering degrees: bachelor's
degrees in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, computer
engineering, electrical engineering, engineering physics,
mechanical engineering, and software engineering, and master's
degrees in aerospace engineering, computer and electrical
engineering, engineering physics, mechanical engineering, and
software engineering.