<p>I got accepted into Embry Riddle and Florida Tech last year around December 2012. Embry Riddle offered me 8k/year for a scholarship while Florida Tech offered me 18k/year to go study over there. Which school have a better opportunity for Aerospace engineering and support? I know Embry Riddle keeps saying that it’s number one in aerospace engineering but how come there is no rank on USNews for it? Is UF’s AE renowned?</p>
<p>Well I personally do not give rankings a lot of weight. My first college ever was ERAU; I was there for 3 semesters. From my perspective, ERAU and FIT are pretty much on the same playing field for engineering. Yes, ERAU has a hair more name recognition when it comes to Aerospace Engineering. However, FIT has a great alumni network and industry connections (having being originally a training school for NASA). </p>
<p>You mentioned UF in your title. I would suggest that school over the others. UF has a larger endowment, more resources in every aspect, and more name recognition nationwide. It also costs less than the other two options. </p>
<p>Which brings me to another point. You do realize that ERAU will set you back about $40K per year? Their $8K scholarship isn’t going to cover 1/3 of your costs. I definitely don’t think ERAU is worth $30K per year for Aerospace Engineering…when you could go to UF or UCF for a fraction of the price.</p>
<p>Both ERAU and FIU are smaller schools though. I know that can make or break someone’s success in college. I personally thrive in smaller classes myself; so I could see why someone would be turned off from large state schools.</p>