33 Best Acoustical Engineering schools in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 935K citations received by 41.6K academic papers made by 33 universities in Ohio was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Acoustical Engineering

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Acoustical Engineering

#66 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Acoustical Engineering

#72 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Acoustical Engineering

#118 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Acoustical Engineering

#132 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Acoustical Engineering

#145 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Acoustical Engineering

#174 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Acoustical Engineering

#188 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Acoustical Engineering

#191 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Acoustical Engineering

#196 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Acoustical Engineering

#204 in the United States

#235 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Acoustical Engineering

#216 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

13. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Acoustical Engineering

#235 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Acoustical Engineering

#299 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#387 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Acoustical Engineering

#393 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

17. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Acoustical Engineering

#424 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Acoustical Engineering

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Acoustical Engineering

#478 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

20. Capital University

Columbus

For Acoustical Engineering

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Acoustical Engineering

#534 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

22. Denison University

Granville

For Acoustical Engineering

#597 in the United States

#654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

23. Marietta College

Marietta

For Acoustical Engineering

#598 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Acoustical Engineering

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#616 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Acoustical Engineering

#617 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Acoustical Engineering

#650 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Acoustical Engineering

#675 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

29. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Acoustical Engineering

#718 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Acoustical Engineering

#719 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

31. Walsh University

North Canton

For Acoustical Engineering

#751 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Acoustical Engineering

#831 in the United States

#900 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

33. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Acoustical Engineering

#832 in the United States

#901 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

Closest to Ohio states to learn Acoustical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	19	23
Kentucky	10	67
Pennsylvania	56	6
Virginia	24	22
Michigan	20	3
District of Columbia	8	92
Maryland	17	17
Illinois	34	8
Tennessee	19	60
North Carolina	21	31
New Jersey	19	18
New York	87	9
Wisconsin	18	14
South Carolina	10	73
Connecticut	16	28
Georgia	21	5
Missouri	15	44
Iowa	8	46
Vermont	4	123
Massachusetts	47	2
Rhode Island	5	54
Alabama	13	101
New Hampshire	6	79
Arkansas	7	131
Mississippi	6	106
Minnesota	18	21
Maine	6	171
Kansas	8	83
Louisiana	14	86
Florida	28	29
Oklahoma	7	103
Nebraska	7	82
South Dakota	4	321
North Dakota	3	199
Texas	51	15
Colorado	16	40
New Mexico	4	88
Montana	3	172
Utah	6	47
Idaho	4	181
Arizona	4	36
Puerto Rico	4	330
Washington	15	10
Oregon	13	96
California	77	1
Alaska	3	232
Hawaii	3	116