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Top Aerospace Engineering and Aeronautical Schools

Aerospace and aeronautical engineering is the creation and design of spacecrafts and aircraft's. Propulsion, avionics, materials science, manufacturing, aerodynamics and structural analysis are all important aspects of this engineering field. .

1. Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana

Founded in 1869, Purdue University is one of the leading research facilities available in the United States with over 200 undergraduate and over 70 graduate majors. The Princeton Review ranked Purdue University among the best Midwestern schools in the U.S. in 2010. The school was also tied for fourth place in the rankings for aerospace graduate schools by the U.S. News and World Report in 2011. The core areas covered in the graduate programs at Purdue University include aerospace systems design, dynamics and control, astrodynamics and space applications, aerodynamics, structures, materials and propulsion. Coop programs and internships are available in the aeronautics and astronautics program.
Contact Information

    * Address: Hovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
    * Phone Number: (765) 494-4600

2. University of Arizona in Tucson

The University of Arizona was ranked 120th by the U.S. News and World Report out of all the colleges in the United States in 2011. At the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, programs are available at the undergraduate and graduate levels. A dual degree program is offered at the master's level, combining a business administration degree with the aerospace engineering program. The aerospace engineering curriculum includes classes in synthesis of control systems, nonlinear control systems, finite element methods, compressible fluid dynamics, convective transport phenomena and advanced thermodynamics.
Contact Information

    * Address: 1401 E. University, Tucson, Arizona 85721
    * Phone Number: (520) 621-2211

Continue reading below to discover some of the top schools in aeronautical and aerospace engineering

School Name	Total Student Enrollment	Address	Phone Number
Arizona State University	68,064	Tempe, Arizona 85287	(480) 965-9011
Ohio State University-Main Campus	53,401	190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210	(614) 292-6446
University of Central Florida	53,401	4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32816	(407) 823-2000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	51,659	100 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455	(612) 625-5000
The University of Texas at Austin	50,995	Austin, Texas 78712	(512) 471-3434
	Graduate
University of Florida	50,691	355 Tigert Hall, Gainesville, Florida 32611	(352) 392-3261