Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Motto:
Leading the World in Aviation
and Aerospace Education since
1926.[1]
Established:
In 1926 as the Embry-Riddle
Flying School, part of the
Embry-Riddle Company. [2]
Type:
Private
Endowment: $52 Million USD[3]
President:
John P. Johnson
Faculty:
2,797[4][5]
Students:
34,603[4][5]
Location:
Daytona Beach, Florida and
Prescott, Arizona, USA
Athletics:
NAIA
Colors:
Blue and Gold
Mascot:
Eagles
Website:
erau.edu
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
(ERAU) is a private, coeducational university
with a history dating from the early days of
aviation. Students are enrolled in one of two
residential campuses
located in Daytona
Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona or in
Embry-Riddle Worldwide, composed of over
130 non-residential campuses and online pro-
grams. The residential campuses provide
education
in a traditional setting while
Embry-Riddle Worldwide serves civilian and
military working adults.
Embry-Riddle began
in 1925 as the
Embry-Riddle Company, an aircraft dealer
and airmail provider, founded by Talton Hig-
bee Embry and John Paul Riddle in Cincin-
nati, Ohio. Embry-Riddle was eventually in-
corporated into what is now American Air-
lines, before reforming during the buildup to
World War II
in Miami, Florida as the
Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, and
later,
the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
Institute. Embry-Riddle moved to Daytona
Beach, Florida in 1965 and was renamed
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
in
1970. The Prescott, Arizona campus opened
in 1978.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is
the only accredited, aviation-oriented uni-
versity in the world.[6] Utilizing a fleet of
over 90 aircraft, the university serves cultur-
ally diverse students primarily motivated to-
ward careers in aviation and aerospace. The
university offers bachelor’s degrees, master’s
degrees and a recently announced PhD in
Aviation at the residential campuses and
through Embry-Riddle Worldwide. Associ-
ate’s degrees and non-degree programs are
also offere