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{{Short description|Private U.S. university system specializing in aviation and aerospace}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
 | established            = {{start date and age|1926}}<ref name="erstory">As Embry-Riddle Flying School {{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Embry-Riddle |url=https://erau.edu/about/brief-history |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>
 | accreditation          = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
 | type                   = [[Private university]]<ref name="usnews-erau-2014">{{Cite web |title=2014 Best Colleges Rankings |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-1479 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521174556/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-1479 |archive-date=May 21, 2014 |access-date=April 5, 2014 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
 | president              = P. Barry Butler
 | city                   = [[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|29.18857|-81.04871|region:US-FL_type:edu|display=title,inline}}
 | campus_size            = {{ubli
    | Daytona Beach: Small city, {{convert|289|acre|km2}}
    | Prescott: Fringe town, {{convert|539|acre|km2}}
    }}
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{ubli
    | Daytona Beach: [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA Division II]] ([[Sunshine State Conference|Sunshine State]]{{,}}[[Peach Belt Conference|PBC]])
    | Prescott: [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] ([[California Pacific Conference|Cal Pac]])
    }}
 | sports_nickname        = [[Embry-Riddle Eagles|Eagles]]
 | mascot                 = Ernie the Eagle
 | website                = {{URL|erau.edu}}
 | image                  = Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | endowment              = $241 million (2022)<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://erau.edu/-/media/files/university/audited-financial-statements/embry-riddle-consolidated-fs-fy22.pdf |title=Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplemental Information Years Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) |date=June 30, 2022 |publisher=Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |access-date=December 20, 2022}}</ref>
 | enrollment             = 30,948 (2022–23)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enrollment &#124; Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=https://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-and-figures/enrollment |access-date=February 22, 2024 |publisher=News.erau.edu}}</ref>
 | faculty                = 2,639 full-time (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Working at ERAU |url=https://careers.erau.edu/working-at-erau |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927041440/https://careers.erau.edu/working-at-erau |archive-date=September 27, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2020 |publisher=careers.erau.edu}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of Independent Technological Universities|AITU]]|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
 | colors                 = {{college color list|team=Embry-Riddle Eagles}}
 | logo                   = ERAU.svg
 | free_label             = Campuses
 | free                   = {{ubl
    | [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach|Daytona Beach]]
    | [[Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott|Prescott]]
    }}
 | free_label2            = Newspapers
 | free2                  = {{hlist|''[[The Avion Newspaper|The Avion]]''|''The Pioneer''}}
}}

'''Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University''' ('''ERAU''') is a [[private university]] focused on aviation and aerospace programs based in [[Daytona Beach, Florida]], and [[Prescott, Arizona]], United States. It is the largest accredited university system specializing in [[aviation]] and [[aerospace]].<ref name="Embry–Riddle's Campuses">{{Cite web |title=Embry–Riddle's Campuses |url=http://erau.edu/about/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725102915/http://www.erau.edu/about/index.html |archive-date=July 25, 2014 |access-date=January 31, 2014 |website=ERAU Web site}}</ref> It has numerous online programs and academic programs offered at satellite locations.

Founded at [[Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport|Lunken Field]] in [[Cincinnati]] in 1926, it began as a regional school for pilots and aircraft mechanics. With the expansion and development of aviation and related space programs, the university enrolls almost 31,000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |title=Enrollment |url=https://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-and-figures/enrollment |access-date=February 22, 2024}}</ref> undergraduate and graduate students.<ref name="news.erau.edu" />

==History==
On December 17, 1925, [[Talton Higbee Embry]] and [[John Paul Riddle]] founded the Embry–Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. In spring 1926, the company opened the Embry–Riddle School of Aviation.<ref name="news.erau.edu">{{Cite web |title=History and Background &#124; Newsroom &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=https://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-and-figures |access-date=February 22, 2024 |publisher=News.erau.edu}}</ref> Following a merger with the [[Avco|Aviation Corporation (AVCO)]], the Embry–Riddle flying school was closed in 1930.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Embry–Riddle {{!}} Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=https://erau.edu/about/brief-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062649/https://erau.edu/about/brief-history/ |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=erau.edu |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute Aviation Building.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Aviation Building|Fritz Hotel]] in [[Miami]]. Embry–Riddle occupied the building prior to moving to Daytona Beach, Florida.]]

In 1939, Riddle, John Graham McKay and wife Isabel re-established the school in [[Miami]]. Keeping the name, they partnered with the [[University of Miami]] to provide flight training under the [[Civilian Pilot Training Program]], and rapidly increase the number of qualified pilots immediately preceding {{nowrap|[[World War II]].}} Alumni of this school included [[John F. Kennedy]], who served in the [[United States Navy]] in the war, and was elected as [[President of the United States]] in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2018 |title=ERAU historian solves JFK flight mystery |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/may/30/erau-historian-solves-jfk-mystery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081742/https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/may/30/erau-historian-solves-jfk-mystery |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=www.aopa.org}}</ref> Following rapid expansion, the school took over the former [[Fritz Hotel]].<ref name="ERStoryCh2">{{Cite web |title=Embry–Riddle Reborn |url=http://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-figures/history-background/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910013626/http://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-figures/history-background/ |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |access-date=March 12, 2011 |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>

Embry–Riddle became a nonprofit in 1959. In advance of the announced closure of Tamiami Airport, where the Embry–Riddle Aeronautical Institute was conducting its flight operations, the school moved to [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]], Florida, in April 1965.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2015 |title=Through the Decades: Moments in Embry–Riddle History |url=https://lift.erau.edu/through-the-decades/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121647/https://lift.erau.edu/through-the-decades/ |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 11, 2019 |website=Lift Alumni Magazine |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>

Having expanded its programs of study, Embry–Riddle was awarded university status in 1968. It took the name Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in 1970. It started its international program the same year. In 1978 it opened a second residential campus in [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]], [[Arizona]].<ref name="auto" />

==Academics==
The non-profit<ref name="ein-link">{{Cite web |title=IRS Information for EIN 59-0936101 |url=https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=4731080&ein=590936101&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchAll&isDescending=false&city=&ein1=59-0936101&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=al&submitName=Search&sortColumn=orgName&totalResults=1&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=All+States |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020144921/https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayAll.do?dispatchMethod=displayAllInfo&Id=4731080&ein=590936101&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchAll&isDescending=false&city=&ein1=59-0936101&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=al&submitName=Search&sortColumn=orgName&totalResults=1&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=All+States |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |access-date=March 16, 2019 |website=IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for Embry–Riddle Aeronauical University Inc |publisher=IRS |ref=ein-link}}</ref> university is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] as a level VI institution by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] to award degrees at the associate, bachelor, master's, and doctoral levels.<ref name="sacsoc">{{Cite web |title=Commission on Colleges |url=http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=28880 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622021326/http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=28880 |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=July 1, 2017 |publisher=[[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]}}</ref> The university's programs in aviation maintenance, air traffic management, applied meteorology, aeronautical science, aerospace and occupational safety, flight operations, and airport management are accredited by the [[Aviation Accreditation Board International]] (AABI).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Accredited Programs |url=http://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129035705/http://www.aabi.aero/accreditation/accredited-programs/ |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |work=AABI |language=en-US}}</ref>

The bachelor and master's programs in business are accredited by the [[Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs]] (ACBSP).<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2015 |title=Accredited Programs – Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs |url=http://www.acbsp.org/?page=accredited_members |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016091027/http://www.acbsp.org/?page=accredited_members |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Acbsp.org}}</ref> All engineering programs are accredited by [[ABET]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABET accreditation |url=http://www.abet.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185303/http://www.abet.org/ |archive-date=July 11, 2018 |access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>

The programs in aeronautics, air traffic management, applied meteorology, and aerospace studies are certified by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2015 |title=Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative Program (AT-CTI) – Schools |url=http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/operations/at_cti/schools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512014733/http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/operations/at_cti/schools/ |archive-date=May 12, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Faa.gov}}</ref> In July 2014, the university became the nation's first FAA-approved training provider for student airline certification.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2014 |title=Embry–Riddle ATP program gets FAA approval |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2014/july/14/embry-riddle-atp-program-gets-faa-approval |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062928/https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2014/july/14/embry-riddle-atp-program-gets-faa-approval |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |website=www.aopa.org}}</ref>

===Professional programs===
ERAU hosts a variety of aviation-focused short courses. These courses – ranging in topic from Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Aircraft Accident Investigation and Management – are tailored for professionals involved in the operations, management, and supervision of aviation organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professional Education – Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=http://proed.erau.edu/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223131958/http://proed.erau.edu/index.html |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>  The "Worldwide campus" offers courses either online, via video, or face-to-face globally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embry–Riddle Professional Education |url=https://www.enrole.com/erau/jsp/ |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>

The Embry–Riddle Prescott Campus is home to the Robertson Safety Institute (RSI); this is a center for research, development, short courses, and corporate outreach in safety education. The campus has resources including the Robertson Crash Lab, Aviation Safety and Security Archives, and access to advanced engineering, scientific, and forensic resources.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Professional Programs &#124; Prescott, Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/degrees/professional-programs/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429055750/http://prescott.erau.edu/degrees/professional-programs/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

==Campuses==
===Daytona Beach, Florida===
{{main|Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach}}
[[File:Embry–Riddle Daytona Beach campus.jpg|thumb|Daytona Beach campus, with its iconic replica of the [[Wright Flyer]] and the Arts & Sciences building with its observatory dome]]

Embry–Riddle's oldest residential campus ({{convert|185|acre|km2|adj=on|disp=sqbr}}) and academic headquarters has been in Daytona Beach, Florida, since 1965. Built adjacent to the [[Daytona Beach International Airport]], the campus is connected to an aircraft ramp owned by the university for flight training. The main campus consists of an aviation complex, academic quad, and residence halls surrounding the student center and Jack R. Hunt Aviator Park. The campus has seven residence halls and one off-campus housing complex.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Housing and Residence Life &#124; Daytona Beach, Florida &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503131249/http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/index.html |archive-date=May 3, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Daytonabeach.erau.edu}}</ref> Athletic facilities, the Brigadier General William W. Spruance ROTC Center, and the ICI Center are on the east side of campus.

This university's eastern campus serves 6,740 undergraduates and 781 graduate students from nearly 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This is Daytona Beach {{!}} Daytona Beach, Florida {{!}} Embry–Riddle |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105183851/https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/index.html |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |access-date=January 6, 2018 |website=daytonabeach.erau.edu |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Enrollment {{!}} Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=https://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-and-figures/enrollment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922021624/https://news.erau.edu/media-resources/facts-and-figures/enrollment |archive-date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=news.erau.edu |language=en}}</ref> All first-year students live on campus with sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Fifty-two majors are offered at this location for 2020–21.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Degrees & Programs |url=https://catalog.erau.edu/daytona-beach/academic-programs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130143249/https://catalog.erau.edu/daytona-beach/academic-programs/ |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Catalog 2020–21}}</ref> The [[engineering physics]] program at the Daytona Beach campus is among the largest undergraduate engineering physics program in the country and the only one specializing in aerospace.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Engineering Physics Program |url=https://erau.edu/degrees/bachelor/engineering-physics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923194846/https://erau.edu/degrees/bachelor/engineering-physics |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2020 |website=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Engineering Physics |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>

The Daytona Beach campus has a fleet of 88 [[Cessna 172|Cessna Skyhawks]] and 14 [[Diamond DA42]]-VI's. The ERAU Flying Club's two [[Cessna 172]]s and the three [[Cessna 150]]s of the Eagles Flight Team are also parked on the ramp.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2013 |title=Flight Line and Fleet Overview &#124; Daytona Beach, Florida &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/fleet-simulators/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818165129/http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/about/fleet-simulators/ |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Daytonabeach.erau.edu}}</ref>

Embry–Riddle's Daytona Beach campus has one of the most extensive [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (ROTC) programs in the United States and the nation's largest [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps|Air Force ROTC program]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=AFA Association Honors Embry–Riddle President |date=July 1, 2005 |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/rotc/air-force/index.html |access-date=July 1, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614151203/http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/rotc/air-force/index.html |archive-date=June 14, 2014}}</ref>

===Prescott, Arizona===
{{main|Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott}}
[[File:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott.jpg|thumb|Prescott campus]]Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University's campus in Prescott, Arizona, opened in 1978. The campus is {{cvt|100|mile}} north of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], Arizona. The campus has an enrollment of about 2,000 students and covers {{cvt|539|acres}} of western terrain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=This is Prescott &#124; Prescott Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/about/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429094946/http://prescott.erau.edu/about/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

The flight training center is at nearby [[Ernest A. Love Field]]. Facilities at the Prescott Campus include the Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building, a wind tunnel lab with one supersonic and four subsonic wind tunnels, the aviation safety center with an accident investigation lab, library, the {{cvt|48,000|sqft}} academic complex, the engineering and technology center, chapel, dining hall, student union and residence halls. The Prescott Campus features four academic colleges and offers 19 bachelor's degrees and two master's degrees, as well as educational programs for youths, students, and working professionals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Degrees & Programs &#124; Prescott, Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/degrees/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429083527/http://prescott.erau.edu/degrees/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

The Prescott campus offers the only Global Security and Intelligence Studies program in the US.

The [[First Year Experience]] program is designed to help students transition to college on academic, social, and educational levels. Students in FYE housing are grouped together by major, when possible, and reside with a staff that is specially trained to handle first-year transitional issues. All first-year students who have graduated high school within 12 months of matriculation are required to live in university housing for their first full academic year. Exceptions are made for students who are over 21 years old, are married or have a dependent, have a permanent address in Yavapai County at time of application to ERAU, or students who have lived on-campus at another institution of higher education for at least two semesters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First-Year & Transfer Students {{!}} Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University – Prescott, AZ |url=https://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/first-transfer-students |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026164823/https://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/first-transfer-students |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref> FYE students reside in the Mingus Mountain Complex or the Thumb Butte Complex and are required to participate in the Dining Services meal program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Housing & Dining &#124; Prescott, Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429082158/http://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/housing/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

Embry–Riddle's two [[Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (AFROTC) detachments form the largest university-based [[United States Air Force]] commissioning source in the [[United States]]. Embry–Riddle's AFROTC detachments also produce more [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned officers]] and more pilots and other rated officers for the U.S. Air Force than any other institution in the United States except the [[United States Air Force Academy]]. The [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (ROTC) also operates a large detachment on the Prescott campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embry–Riddle Did You Know? |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/rotc/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401024721/http://prescott.erau.edu/rotc/index.html |archive-date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=March 9, 2014 |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref>

The Prescott campus is home to the Golden Eagles Flight Team, which competes in the [[National Intercollegiate Flying Association]]. Prescott's Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the regional championship each year for the past{{when|date=May 2025}} 31 years, and the team is also thirteen-time National Champions winning in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Eagles Flight Team |url=http://www.flygoldeneagles.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051520/http://www.flygoldeneagles.com/ |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |access-date=November 16, 2014 |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University}}</ref> With their twelve national wins, the team has also been inducted into the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]]'s Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame Induction |url=https://news.erau.edu/headlines/prescott-golden-eagles-flight-team-inducted-into-the-international-air-space-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117011519/http://news.erau.edu/headlines/prescott-golden-eagles-flight-team-inducted-into-the-international-air-space-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=November 9, 2017 |publisher=Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Newsroom}}</ref>

===Worldwide campus===
[[File:Worldwide-Headquarters-Signage.jpg|thumbnail|Sign outside worldwide headquarters in Florida]]

Embry–Riddle serves more than 22,000 students online and at 130 campuses,<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. News & World Report Ranks Embry–Riddle Worldwide a No. 1 Online Educator |url=http://news.erau.edu/top-news/us-news-world-report-ranks-embry-riddle-worldwide-a-no-1-online-educator |access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> more than 100 on military bases and the option to take online courses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military and Veterans Embry–Riddle Worldwide |url=https://worldwide.erau.edu/administration/military-veterans |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=Worldwide.erau.edu}}</ref> It offers 40 degree programs covering many areas in aviation, business, communication, computers, emergency services, engineering, human factors, management, safety, security, logistics, and unmanned systems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Degrees & Programs < Worldwide campus catalog, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University |url=http://catalog.erau.edu/worldwide/degrees-programs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217064245/http://catalog.erau.edu/worldwide/degrees-programs/ |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> Classes are offered online, via video to a classroom or home, or face-to-face.

Embry–Riddle Worldwide campus was established in 1970 and became a network of more than 130 learning locations, including military bases.  The largest worldwide location is Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Asia campus in Singapore.<ref name="Embry–Riddle's Campuses" /><ref name="About Worldwide">{{Cite web |title=About Worldwide |url=http://worldwide.erau.edu/about-worldwide/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203170046/http://worldwide.erau.edu/about-worldwide/index.html |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |access-date=February 1, 2014 |website=ERAU Web site |publisher=ERAU}}</ref> Embry–Riddle Worldwide also provides a virtual "online campus". ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Embry–Riddle #1 Best out of almost 300 Online Bachelor's Programs in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. News Unveils 2016 Best Online Programs |url=https://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/2016/01/12/us-news-unveils-2016-best-online-programs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116050847/http://www.usnews.com/info/blogs/press-room/2016/01/12/us-news-unveils-2016-best-online-programs |archive-date=January 16, 2016 |access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> Facilities with aviation functions are available for students not able to attend a residential campus. Programs of study are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level (as well as certificate and non-degree), including the rare Master of Business Administration in Aviation (MBA-A),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aviation M.B.A.'s Take Off |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2012/02/07/aviation-mbas-take-off |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202183233/http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/articles/2012/02/07/aviation-mbas-take-off |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=February 1, 2014 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>  ranked #74 Best Online MBA Program (out of about 250) in 2015.<ref name="U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings 2015">{{Cite web |title=2015 Best Colleges Rankings |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553/overall-rankings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002120558/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553/overall-rankings |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

==Research==
===Daytona Beach===
While rooted in aviation, research at Embry–Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus has expanded to include a diverse range of areas, including engineering, cyber and homeland security, human factors, modeling and simulation, and business. The same technologies and expertise faculty have developed and applied to aerospace and aviation related research, they now apply directly to other areas – space systems, high-performance vehicles, unmanned and autonomous systems, robotics, alternative and sustainable energy, medical human factors, commercial space operations and more.<ref name="daytonabeach.erau.edu">{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Research &#124; Daytona Beach, Florida &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/research/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429063735/http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/research/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Daytonabeach.erau.edu}}</ref>

The university is expanding its partnerships with industry in developing the Aerospace Research and Technology Park adjacent to the Daytona Beach campus. Embry–Riddle also manages the FAA NextGen Florida Test Bed, where technology is being developed that will support the nation's expanding air transportation needs. Research will contribute to reducing fuel consumption and associated emissions, improving situational awareness for pilots, and providing safer and more efficient passenger service.<ref name="daytonabeach.erau.edu" />

In 2017, Embry–Riddle partnered with an [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], Florida, non-profit, FireSpring Fund, to aid five startups in their research and creation process. FireSpring awarded each startup $25,000 and Embry–Riddle offered each entrepreneurial support, seed funding, mentorship and a home base at the new university research park. The startups were: Embedded Control Designs LLC, Myers Devices LLC, Censys Technologies Corporation, Weintraus LLC, and Sensatek Propulsion Technology Inc. They researched and designed in the areas of: gas-turbine stability, drone data processing and communications, medical safety devices and spacecraft transportation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Casmira |title=Nonprofit seeds Embry–Riddle startups with $125,000 |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20170511/nonprofit-seeds-embry–Ric-riddle-startups-with-125000 |access-date=May 12, 2017 |work=Daytona Beach News |language=en}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Prescott===
At the Prescott Campus, $60,000 in Eagle-Prize (E-Prize) Grants is available each year for student teams participating in collegiate, national or international design or research competitions. Teams that participate in high-stature competitions, have a diverse membership and demonstrate a great likelihood of success with sound methodology and clear business plans are most likely to receive funding.<ref name="prescott.erau.edu">{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Research &#124; Prescott, Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/research/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705031133/https://prescott.erau.edu/research |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

Ignite Grants, part of Embry–Riddle's Quality Enhancement Plan, are available up to $48,000 annually for students wishing to participate in research and innovation under the tutelage of a faculty mentor.<ref name="prescott.erau.edu" />

==Athletics==
{{main|Embry–Riddle Eagles}}

=== Daytona Beach Eagles ===
The athletic teams of Embry–Riddle's Daytona Beach (main) campus are called the Eagles. The university is a member of the [[NCAA Division II]] ranks, primarily competing in the [[Sunshine State Conference]] (SSC) as a provisional member since the 2015–16 academic year for most their sports (achieving D-II full member status in 2017–18);<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dean |first=Zach |date=July 17, 2017 |title=After two-year provisional period, Embry–Riddle officially NCAA member |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/sports/20170717/after-two-year-provisional-period-embry-riddle-officially-ncaa-member |work=Daytona Beach News-Journal |location=Daytona Beach}}</ref> while its men's and women's [[track and field]] teams compete in the [[Peach Belt Conference]] (PBC) as associate members.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Peach Belt Welcomes Embry–Riddle as Associate Member for Track & Field |date=August 14, 2017 |publisher=Peach Belt Conference |url=http://www.peachbelt.com/general/2017-18/releases/20170814koowic |access-date=August 17, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818045228/http://www.peachbelt.com/general/2017-18/releases/20170814koowic |archive-date=August 18, 2017}}</ref>

ERAU–Daytona Beach competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include [[College baseball|baseball]], [[College basketball|basketball]], [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[golf]], [[lacrosse]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[Soccer in the United States|soccer]], [[tennis]], and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, [[softball]], tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and [[volleyball]]; and co-ed sports include [[cheerleading]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Athletics &#124; Daytona Beach, Florida &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/campus-life/athletics/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429060359/http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/campus-life/athletics/index.html |archive-date=April 29, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Daytonabeach.erau.edu}}</ref>

Prior to joining the NCAA and the SSC, the Eagles competed in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) as a founding member of the [[Sun Conference]] (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007–08 school year) from 1990–91 to 2014–15. The university announced in July 2014 that it had been accepted into the NCAA Division II membership process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cavaliere |first=Mike |date=July 14, 2014 |title=Embry–Riddle Approved for NCAA II Membership |url=https://alumni.erau.edu/s/867/bp20/interior.aspx?pgid=2376&gid=1&cid=4035 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=alumni.erau.edu}}</ref> During their time in the NAIA, the athletics program at the Daytona Beach Campus won the Sun Conference Commissioner's Cup for 15 consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roddey |first=James |date=June 16, 2014 |title=Embry–Riddle Athletics Wins 15th Straight Sun Conference Cup |url=https://erauathletics.com/news/2014/6/13/general_0613144500.aspx |access-date=February 15, 2024 |publisher=erauathletics.com}}</ref>

=== Prescott Eagles ===
The athletic teams of Embry–Riddle's Prescott campus are called the Eagles. The university is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Great Southwest Athletic Conference]] (GSAC; formerly the Golden State Athletic Conference until after the 2023–24 school year) since the 2024–25 academic year. The Eagles previously competed in the [[California Pacific Conference]] (Cal Pac) from 2012–13 to 2023–24.

Embry–Riddle Prescott competes in 14 intercollegiate varsity sports: men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track and field (outdoor only) and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (outdoor only) and volleyball.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 1999 |title=Athletics &#124; Prescott, Arizona &#124; Embry–Riddle |url=http://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/athletics-sports/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506152233/http://prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/athletics-sports/index.html |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=May 14, 2015 |publisher=Prescott.erau.edu}}</ref>

==Rankings==
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| USNWR_REG = 11<ref name="Ranking2020">{{Cite web |title=Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: 2020 Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-1479 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418154053/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/embry-riddle-1479 |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=November 3, 2019 |website=U.S. News}}</ref>
| Forbes = 294<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |title=Forbes America's Top Colleges: Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach |url=https://www.forbes.com/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102193446/https://www.forbes.com/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach/ |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |access-date=May 21, 2018 |work=Forbes}}</ref>
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Embry-Riddle earned four placements in the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' 2023 Best Colleges rankings in the Regional Universities South category.<ref name=":0" />
* Regional Universities South - 13th
* Best Value Schools – 30th
* Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs – Tie – 75th
** Best Undergraduate Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering Programs – Tie – 8th
Embry-Riddle earned three placements in the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' 2021 Best Colleges rankings in the Regional Universities South category.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/embryriddle-aeronautical-university-1479 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920084436/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/embryriddle-aeronautical-university-1479 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=December 15, 2020 |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
* Regional Universities South -– Tie – 9th
* Best Colleges for Veterans – Tie – 5th
* Best Undergraduate Teaching – Tie – 20th

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University is ranked by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' in several categories for 2020:<ref name="Ranking2020" /><ref name="Ranking2019Grad">{{Cite web |title=Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553/overall-rankings |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418155557/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553/overall-rankings |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=U.S. News}}</ref><ref name="Ranking2017Online">{{Cite web |title=Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: Online Programs Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221074102/http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-133553 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=U.S. News}}</ref>
* Regional Universities – Tie – 11th
* Best Colleges for Veterans – Tie – 4th
* 2nd Most Innovative Schools and 42nd Best Value Colleges
* Best Engineering Programs (at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate) – Tie – 83rd
** Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical (at schools whose highest degree is a doctorate) – 4th
** Best Graduate Engineering Schools – Tie – 111th
* Best Online Bachelor's Programs – 1st
* Best Online MBA Programs – Tie  113th
* Best Online Graduate Business Programs (Excluding MBA) – Tie – 59th

In January 2022, the ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Embry–Riddle Worldwide one of the nation's top online educators for veterans. Embry-Riddle has ranked either 1st or 2nd in this category every year since 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cavaliere |first=Mike |date=January 25, 2025 |title=U.S. News & World Report Names Embry‑Riddle No. 1 for Online Bachelor's Programs and Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans |url=https://news.erau.edu/headlines/us-news-world-report-embry-riddle-1-for-online-bachelors-programs-online-bachelor-programs-veterans |access-date=February 22, 2024 |publisher=News.erau.edu}}</ref>

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University is also ranked by [[Forbes Magazine's List of America's Best Colleges|''Forbes''{{'}} list of America's Top Colleges]] for 2018<ref name="auto1" /> 294th among "Top Colleges", 205th among "Private Colleges", 361st for "Grateful Grads", and 272nd among "America's Best Value Colleges." The magazine also awarded the university a "B" Forbes Financial Grade.

== ''The Avion'' ==
'''''The Avion''''' is the school's student magazine. It is published bi-monthly with circulation of 1,000 and distributed for free. ''The Avion'' is a division of the Embry-Riddle Student Government Association, which partially funds the organization. The magazine is run entirely by students, and most contributors are volunteers. The editor-in-chief is elected by a majority vote of the publication's staff and receives a 25% tuition voucher for their services. Executive Board members are also elected by the staff, and each receives a 10% tuition voucher.

==Alumni==
{{Main|List of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University alumni}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Craft, Stephen G.  ''''Embry-Riddle at War: Aviation Training During World War II'' (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009).
* Craft, Stephen G. "From Air Taxi to Airline: The Embry-Riddle Company of Cincinnati," ''American Aviation Historical Society Journal'' Spring 2010, pp. 49-57.
* {{Cite news |last=Glassman |first=Steve |year=1989 |title=Riddle's wild blue yonder: His aviation crews prepared U.S. and British air crews for global war |url=http://historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1989-3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412185529/http://historymiamiarchives.org/pdfs/sfh-1989-3.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |work=South Florida History Magazine |pages=5–11, 24 |via=[[HistoryMiami]] |issue=3}}

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