{"id":1088,"date":"2024-12-16T18:19:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1088"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:34:05","slug":"aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/aeroPic-e1738715541848.png\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">aeronautical and astronautical engineering<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3 Undergraduate Program in the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. News and World Report 2024<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul  class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=19&amp;poid=35064&amp;returnto=25484\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                GO TO WEBSITE                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button 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