<p>JHU is not in the south but close to home, and the school of engineering is not more than 3000 (including grad students) it's probably more like 2000 and the total amount of students on campus probably doesn't go over 5k (including grads) -- no aero related majors except that the ME department has a concentration in aero stuff which should be close enough.</p>
<p>According to US News (take with grain of salt):</p>
<p>Best Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
(At schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's)
1. Embry Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL)
2. United States Air Force Acad. (CO)
3. Embry Riddle Aeronautical U.Prescott (AZ)
4. United States Naval Academy (MD)
5. St. Louis University
Cal PolySan Luis Obispo</p>
<p>Best Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
2. Georgia Institute of Technology
3. University of MichiganAnn Arbor
4. Purdue Univ.West Lafayette (IN)
5. Stanford University (CA)
6. California Institute of Technology
7. U. of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
8. Princeton University (NJ)
9. University of TexasAustin
10. Univ. of MarylandCollege Park
11. Texas A&M Univ.College Station
12. University of CaliforniaBerkeley
13. Cornell University (NY)
14. University of Washington
Pennsylvania State U.University Park
16. Univ. of CaliforniaLos Angeles
Virginia Tech
18. University of ColoradoBoulder
19. Univ. of Southern California</p>