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Embry-Riddle Keeps Top Spot in U.S. News & World Report’s Best College Rankings for Ninth Year in a Row

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August 25, 2008

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New Doctoral Programs in Aviation and Engineering Physics Planned

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For the ninth
year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has earned the top
ranking in the annual “America’s Best Colleges” guide published by U.S.
News & World Report magazine.

In the specialty category of “Best Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical
Engineering Programs at Schools Whose Highest Degree is a Bachelor’s or
Master’s,” Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus has been number one every
year since the category was introduced in 2001. Embry-Riddle’s Prescott,
Ariz., campus has been number three in that category since 2004. The U.S.
Air Force Academy took second place this year, the U.S. Naval Academy
fourth, and Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo fifth.

Embry-Riddle has one of the largest and most well-regarded Aerospace
Engineering programs in the nation. The Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses
offer a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering. The Daytona Beach campus also offers
two different master’s programs in Aerospace Engineering.

“For the ninth straight year, U.S. News has honored Embry-Riddle for
outstanding achievement,” said Dr. John P. Johnson, Embry-Riddle president.
“This prestigious accomplishment was made possible by top-caliber faculty,
staff, and students in our engineering departments and throughout the
University.”

Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus is 12th in the overall category of
“Best Universities – Master’s (South),” up one spot from last year. This
category lists 121 master’s degree-granting institutions in Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

In related news, Embry-Riddle also announced plans to offer two Ph.D.
programs in 2009, pending accreditation by the Commission on Colleges of
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The University will offer the first Ph.D. in Aviation in the United
States through the combined efforts of the Colleges of Aviation at Daytona
Beach and Prescott and the Worldwide Campus beginning in May. The Ph.D. in
Aviation is primarily an online program with one-week residencies each
year.

An August debut is planned for a traditional Ph.D. program in
Engineering Physics at the Daytona Beach campus, with special emphasis on
space physics, upper atmospheric physics, remote sensing, spacecraft
instrumentation, spacecraft systems engineering, and control of aerospace
systems. Faculty research in these areas is one of the major strengths of
the University.

“These doctoral programs are designed to give both working
professionals and research professionals the opportunity to pursue their
intellectual interests through rigorous programs and meet their
professional goals to prepare them to serve as our aviation, science, and
engineering technology leaders of tomorrow,” said Dr. Johnson.

Embry-Riddle is accepting applications for the first class of
candidates for the Ph.D. in Aviation now through Jan. 15, 2009. For more
information, please call (800) 359-3728 or go to
http://aviationphd.erau.edu. Interested candidates for the Ph.D. in
Engineering Physics can go to http://www.erau.edu/engineeringphd or call
Dr. John Olivero at (386) 226-6453 for more information.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully
accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more
than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation,
Business, and Engineering. The University educates more than 34,000
students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential
campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide
Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe,
Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more
information, visit http://www.embryriddle.edu.

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