33 Best Acoustical Engineering schools in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 901K citations received by 40.9K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Acoustical Engineering

#66 in the United States

#77 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Acoustical Engineering

#72 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Acoustical Engineering

#119 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Acoustical Engineering

#132 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Acoustical Engineering

#146 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Acoustical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Acoustical Engineering

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Acoustical Engineering

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Acoustical Engineering

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Acoustical Engineering

#202 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Acoustical Engineering

#215 in the United States

#247 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

#233 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Acoustical Engineering

#304 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Acoustical Engineering

#383 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Acoustical Engineering

#388 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

17. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Acoustical Engineering

#426 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Acoustical Engineering

#427 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Acoustical Engineering

#476 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

20. Capital University

Columbus

For Acoustical Engineering

#496 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Acoustical Engineering

#531 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

22. Marietta College

Marietta

For Acoustical Engineering

#584 in the United States

#641 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

23. Franklin University

Columbus

For Acoustical Engineering

#601 in the United States

#659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

24. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Acoustical Engineering

#603 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

25. Denison University

Granville

For Acoustical Engineering

#605 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#620 in the United States

#679 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Acoustical Engineering

#652 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Acoustical Engineering

#668 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

29. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Acoustical Engineering

#724 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Acoustical Engineering

#726 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

31. Walsh University

North Canton

For Acoustical Engineering

#755 in the United States

#820 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Acoustical Engineering

#825 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

33. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Acoustical Engineering

#830 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

Closest to Ohio states to learn Acoustical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	18	23
Kentucky	10	67
Pennsylvania	57	5
Virginia	24	22
Michigan	20	3
District of Columbia	8	92
Maryland	17	17
Illinois	34	8
Tennessee	19	60
North Carolina	21	32
New Jersey	19	18
New York	86	9
Wisconsin	18	14
South Carolina	10	74
Connecticut	16	28
Georgia	21	6
Missouri	14	44
Iowa	8	46
Vermont	4	122
Massachusetts	47	2
Rhode Island	5	54
Alabama	13	101
New Hampshire	6	79
Arkansas	7	131
Mississippi	6	105
Minnesota	17	21
Maine	6	171
Kansas	8	82
Louisiana	14	85
Florida	28	30
Oklahoma	7	104
Nebraska	7	81
South Dakota	4	319
North Dakota	3	198
Texas	51	15
Colorado	15	40
New Mexico	4	87
Montana	3	172
Utah	6	47
Idaho	4	180
Arizona	4	36
Puerto Rico	4	330
Washington	15	10
Oregon	13	96
California	77	1
Alaska	3	232
Hawaii	4	117