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University - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
U.S. News & World Report
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Our Areas of Focus
Applied Science
Aviation
Business
Computers & Technology
Engineering
Security, Intelligence & Safety
Space
University News
MORE NEWS
Arizona Legislature Recognizes Embry-Riddle for 100 Years of Aviation and Aerospace Excellence
The Arizona Legislature has recognized Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Centennial with formal proclamations honoring the university’s century of contributions to…
Read more
From Embry-Riddle to Artemis: Alumna’s Voice Heard Around the World in Launch Communications
With moments to the launch of the NASA Artemis II rocket, Alora Mazarakis, a standout scholar who earned her master’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2020,…
Read more
Embry-Riddle Celebrates Centennial Across Campuses, Announces Philanthropic Campaign and Major Gift from Hosseini Family to Launch Next Century of Innovation
Embry-Riddle has launched Imagine What’s Next — an ambitious, comprehensive campaign to propel Embry-Riddle into its next century of educational excellence and innovation.
From…
Read more
Explore
Your Options
Decide where and how you’ll change the world
Our residential campuses located in
Daytona Beach, Florida
and
Prescott, Arizona
offer you the choice of a spectacular beach setting or an amazing mountain community.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide & Online
offer award-winning technology that leverages online and face-to-face instruction through a network of locations designed to support student advancement in the U.S. and abroad.
Daytona Beach, FL
The
Daytona Beach Campus
is located adjacent to an
international airport
, a few miles from the beach, and a short drive to
Orlando
and
Kennedy Space Center
.
+
Prescott, AZ
The
Prescott Campus
is located in the Bradshaw Mountains of Arizona, a short drive to the
Grand Canyon
and the red rocks of Sedona, and a day trip to
Phoenix
or
Las Vegas
.
+
Worldwide/Online
Embry-Riddle
Online
and
Worldwide
offers
online learning
and has non-residential campuses in
35 U.S. states
and
nine countries
around the world.
+
Set a
Course
for Success
Turn your passion into a profession with an Embry-Riddle education
Whether you're interested in
Applied Science
;
Aviation
;
Business
;
Computers & Technology
;
Engineering
;
Space
; or
Security, Intelligence and Safety
, Embry-Riddle has a major for you.
We respond to the changing world around us, and our trailblazing degrees let you lead the way.
Choose Your Degree
#1
First and only undergraduate
Space Physics
program in the nation
First
College of Business, Security and Intelligence
in the nation
First
Space Operations
program in the nation
First
Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems Engineering
program in the nation
First and only undergraduate
Aerospace Physiology
degree in the nation
Learn then Earn
You
expect results.
We
deliver them.
Embry-Riddle graduates go places. They land jobs quickly and become leaders of industry. Your degree will get your foot in the door with some of the world’s top employers, and your campus contacts will be there to help along the way.
96 percent
of Embry-Riddle graduates are
employed
or
continuing their education
within one year of graduation.
(Source: 1-Year Alumni Survey, Office of Institutional Research, December 2024)
Go
Sky-High
Your classrooms: The lab, the cockpit, the simulator
At Embry-Riddle, you'll get
hands-on experience
from the time you get to campus. Explore the skies. Develop a rocket launch system. Run conflict scenarios in a situation room. Design airlines, networks, and fleets to maximize profitability.
#5
Aerospace Engineering program
among schools whose highest degree is a master’s, according to
U.S. News & World Report
154
Instructional
aircraft
in our combined Daytona Beach and Prescott fleet
150
Total Embry-Riddle simulators
10
Straight years in
top five
for online bachelor's programs (U.S. News & World Report)
16
NIFA Safecon
National Titles
0
hours
As a Federal Aviation Administration-approved school, flight students in designated degree programs need 1,000 hours to become first officers—500 fewer hours than other schools.
Establish Lifelong
Connections
Classmates today and industry leaders tomorrow
While Embry-Riddle students represent all
50 states
and
148 countries
, there is one trait they all share;
a determination to succeed
. The bonds our students develop last a lifetime. Throughout the year, our
Alumni Association
works to connect alumni with each other and with
hundreds of employers worldwide
.
over
160,000
in our
alumni
network
over
200
Companies,
that recruit at
Embry-Riddle’s
annual Career
Expos
9
Alumni who
are current or
former
astronauts
40
inches
diameter of
the mirror on the
Daytona Beach Campus'
telescope, the biggest
among universities
in Florida
over
400
Clubs,
organizations,
fraternities and
sororities, intramural
and sports teams
Reach New
Heights
Be a part of Embry-Riddle's unparalleled tradition
As the world’s largest and most
respected
university specializing in
aviation and aerospace
, Embry-Riddle has been at the forefront of
ground-breaking aeronautical milestones
since the early days of flight. With over 160,000 graduates around the
globe
, Embry-Riddle is not only
leading the future
, it is
changing it.
Visit the University Archives to view official historical records
Visit our Newsroom to read more about our prestigious past and what sets us apart
The Embry-Riddle Company is founded by T. Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport on Dec. 17 – exactly 22 years to the day after the Wright brothers’ famed flight at Kitty Hawk.
The Embry-Riddle Flying School, which opened in spring 1926, gains attention in 1927 when the school trains student Frank Shelton to fly solo in only 5 hours, 34 minutes – believed to be the shortest amount of time at that point.
Cincinnati becomes one of the nation’s first cities with direct Airmail service. The Embry-Riddle Company wins the contract because it had "gained a name for itself through the industry, the quality of its flying school, and the high tone of operations at Lunken Airport," according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
After thorough examination by the Aeronautics Branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Embry-Riddle’s Flying School becomes one of the first five schools in the country to receive an “Approved School Certificate” under the Air Commerce Act.
The U.S. government selects the now
Miami-based Embry-Riddle Company to train pilots for the U.S. Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the U.S. Air Force. By the height of WWII, Embry-Riddle is the largest privately operated flight school in the world.
In the post-war years, the Riddle Aeronautical Institute continues to train pilots but struggles financially until the early 1960s, when increased demand for aviators causes the school to outgrow its Miami facilities.
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute, established as a non-profit corporation in 1959, moves from Miami to Daytona Beach, FL, in 1965, in what the school calls “Operation Bootstrap.”
Embry-Riddle achieves university status in 1970 and becomes Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. That same year, the first residence center is established in Fort Rucker, AL, the beginning of Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus. Later in the decade, the university opens a residential campus in Prescott, AZ.
With residential campuses now in Daytona Beach, FL, and Prescott, AZ, tens of thousands of online students, and many Worldwide locations around the world, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University continues to train the world’s best pilots, plus some of the best engineers, mechanics, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, and many others.
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Search
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Daytona Beach, FL
Prescott, AZ
Worldwide
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Bachelor's Degrees
Master's Degrees
Doctoral Degrees
Non-Degree
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University - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
U.S. News & World Report
Eagles are at it again.
See for yourself!
View our top-10 rankings
Our Areas of Focus
Applied Science
Aviation
Business
Computers & Technology
Engineering
Security, Intelligence & Safety
Space
University News
MORE NEWS
Arizona Legislature Recognizes Embry-Riddle for 100 Years of Aviation and Aerospace Excellence
The Arizona Legislature has recognized Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Centennial with formal proclamations honoring the university’s century of contributions to…
Read more
From Embry-Riddle to Artemis: Alumna’s Voice Heard Around the World in Launch Communications
With moments to the launch of the NASA Artemis II rocket, Alora Mazarakis, a standout scholar who earned her master’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2020,…
Read more
Embry-Riddle Celebrates Centennial Across Campuses, Announces Philanthropic Campaign and Major Gift from Hosseini Family to Launch Next Century of Innovation
Embry-Riddle has launched Imagine What’s Next — an ambitious, comprehensive campaign to propel Embry-Riddle into its next century of educational excellence and innovation.
From…
Read more
Explore
Your Options
Decide where and how you’ll change the world
Our residential campuses located in
Daytona Beach, Florida
and
Prescott, Arizona
offer you the choice of a spectacular beach setting or an amazing mountain community.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide & Online
offer award-winning technology that leverages online and face-to-face instruction through a network of locations designed to support student advancement in the U.S. and abroad.
Daytona Beach, FL
The
Daytona Beach Campus
is located adjacent to an
international airport
, a few miles from the beach, and a short drive to
Orlando
and
Kennedy Space Center
.
+
Prescott, AZ
The
Prescott Campus
is located in the Bradshaw Mountains of Arizona, a short drive to the
Grand Canyon
and the red rocks of Sedona, and a day trip to
Phoenix
or
Las Vegas
.
+
Worldwide/Online
Embry-Riddle
Online
and
Worldwide
offers
online learning
and has non-residential campuses in
35 U.S. states
and
nine countries
around the world.
+
Set a
Course
for Success
Turn your passion into a profession with an Embry-Riddle education
Whether you're interested in
Applied Science
;
Aviation
;
Business
;
Computers & Technology
;
Engineering
;
Space
; or
Security, Intelligence and Safety
, Embry-Riddle has a major for you.
We respond to the changing world around us, and our trailblazing degrees let you lead the way.
Choose Your Degree
#1
First and only undergraduate
Space Physics
program in the nation
First
College of Business, Security and Intelligence
in the nation
First
Space Operations
program in the nation
First
Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems Engineering
program in the nation
First and only undergraduate
Aerospace Physiology
degree in the nation
Learn then Earn
You
expect results.
We
deliver them.
Embry-Riddle graduates go places. They land jobs quickly and become leaders of industry. Your degree will get your foot in the door with some of the world’s top employers, and your campus contacts will be there to help along the way.
96 percent
of Embry-Riddle graduates are
employed
or
continuing their education
within one year of graduation.
(Source: 1-Year Alumni Survey, Office of Institutional Research, December 2024)
Go
Sky-High
Your classrooms: The lab, the cockpit, the simulator
At Embry-Riddle, you'll get
hands-on experience
from the time you get to campus. Explore the skies. Develop a rocket launch system. Run conflict scenarios in a situation room. Design airlines, networks, and fleets to maximize profitability.
#5
Aerospace Engineering program
among schools whose highest degree is a master’s, according to
U.S. News & World Report
154
Instructional
aircraft
in our combined Daytona Beach and Prescott fleet
150
Total Embry-Riddle simulators
10
Straight years in
top five
for online bachelor's programs (U.S. News & World Report)
16
NIFA Safecon
National Titles
0
hours
As a Federal Aviation Administration-approved school, flight students in designated degree programs need 1,000 hours to become first officers—500 fewer hours than other schools.
Establish Lifelong
Connections
Classmates today and industry leaders tomorrow
While Embry-Riddle students represent all
50 states
and
148 countries
, there is one trait they all share;
a determination to succeed
. The bonds our students develop last a lifetime. Throughout the year, our
Alumni Association
works to connect alumni with each other and with
hundreds of employers worldwide
.
over
160,000
in our
alumni
network
over
200
Companies,
that recruit at
Embry-Riddle’s
annual Career
Expos
9
Alumni who
are current or
former
astronauts
40
inches
diameter of
the mirror on the
Daytona Beach Campus'
telescope, the biggest
among universities
in Florida
over
400
Clubs,
organizations,
fraternities and
sororities, intramural
and sports teams
Reach New
Heights
Be a part of Embry-Riddle's unparalleled tradition
As the world’s largest and most
respected
university specializing in
aviation and aerospace
, Embry-Riddle has been at the forefront of
ground-breaking aeronautical milestones
since the early days of flight. With over 160,000 graduates around the
globe
, Embry-Riddle is not only
leading the future
, it is
changing it.
Visit the University Archives to view official historical records
Visit our Newsroom to read more about our prestigious past and what sets us apart
The Embry-Riddle Company is founded by T. Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport on Dec. 17 – exactly 22 years to the day after the Wright brothers’ famed flight at Kitty Hawk.
The Embry-Riddle Flying School, which opened in spring 1926, gains attention in 1927 when the school trains student Frank Shelton to fly solo in only 5 hours, 34 minutes – believed to be the shortest amount of time at that point.
Cincinnati becomes one of the nation’s first cities with direct Airmail service. The Embry-Riddle Company wins the contract because it had "gained a name for itself through the industry, the quality of its flying school, and the high tone of operations at Lunken Airport," according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
After thorough examination by the Aeronautics Branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Embry-Riddle’s Flying School becomes one of the first five schools in the country to receive an “Approved School Certificate” under the Air Commerce Act.
The U.S. government selects the now
Miami-based Embry-Riddle Company to train pilots for the U.S. Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the U.S. Air Force. By the height of WWII, Embry-Riddle is the largest privately operated flight school in the world.
In the post-war years, the Riddle Aeronautical Institute continues to train pilots but struggles financially until the early 1960s, when increased demand for aviators causes the school to outgrow its Miami facilities.
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute, established as a non-profit corporation in 1959, moves from Miami to Daytona Beach, FL, in 1965, in what the school calls “Operation Bootstrap.”
Embry-Riddle achieves university status in 1970 and becomes Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. That same year, the first residence center is established in Fort Rucker, AL, the beginning of Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus. Later in the decade, the university opens a residential campus in Prescott, AZ.
With residential campuses now in Daytona Beach, FL, and Prescott, AZ, tens of thousands of online students, and many Worldwide locations around the world, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University continues to train the world’s best pilots, plus some of the best engineers, mechanics, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, and many others.
Request Info
Apply Now
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