Our small class sizes ensure an exceptional learning experience—a low student-to-faculty ratio and personalized one-on-one academics where you work alongside your professors in internships and research projects.

Learn from the best. Our aerospace engineering faculty are highly experienced in aerospace systems and leaders in innovative aerospace research. They have won numerous prestigious research grants from NASA, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and the National Science Foundation—and they share a special dedication to teaching and working with every student.

High-tech learning requires high-tech tools. At Florida Tech, you’ll find wind tunnels to study scale models of airplanes and aerospace parts, shock tubes for high-speed and high-temperature flow studies, a rocket and gas turbine engine thrust stand, machinery for structural and materials testing, modern state-of-the-art software for computer-aided design and more.

The L3Harris Student Design Center, a one-of-a-kind, 12,000-square-foot building featuring remarkable equipment and resources, is a focus of activity for student research and design projects—and it's available for personal projects, as well.

Your Florida Tech undergraduate career will culminate in a comprehensive capstone senior design project that tackles real-world issues and creates innovative solutions through the design, development, prototyping and presentation of a complex engineering system. You will present your work at the Northrop Grumman Engineering and Science Student Design Showcase, a popular event held on campus each spring. Student aerospace engineering research and design projects delve into diverse areas, such as:

• Aerodynamics
• Structural dynamics
• Controls
• Wind tunnel testing and experimentation
• Microgravity
• Structures and solid mechanics
• Computer-aided design
• Combustion and propulsion

As an aerospace engineering major, you can build leadership and networking skills and get professional experience through campus academic organizations like Sigma Gamma Tau (the aerospace engineering honor society), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics student branch, the Florida Tech Rocketry Club, student government and over 200 other campus-wide student organizations.

We’re in the heart of the Space Coast—NASA-Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral is just north of us—and in a high-tech corridor. You’ll benefit from Florida Tech’s strong connections to leading aerospace companies like Northrop Grumman Corp., Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies Inc., and have plenty of opportunities to form valuable connections that lead to aerospace engineering internships and future career options.

When it’s time to relax, you’re just minutes from 72 miles of beautiful beaches and a short trip away from the Florida Keys or the Orlando theme parks. But you won’t have to travel far for rest and relaxation: We have a rich campus life that includes intramural and collegiate sports, over 200 campus-wide student organizations and clubs and a variety of social activities.