31 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 71.5K academic papers made by 31 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 Electrical Engineering

#25 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

4. Wright State University

Dayton

For Electrical Engineering

#116 in the United States

#138 in North America

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

5. University of Akron

Akron

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Electrical Engineering

#150 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

8. Urbana University

Urbana

For Electrical Engineering

#151 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

9. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Electrical Engineering

#167 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Electrical Engineering

#174 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Electrical Engineering

#194 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

12. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#206 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

13. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Electrical Engineering

#217 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Electrical Engineering

#384 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

16. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Electrical Engineering

#397 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Electrical Engineering

#399 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

18. Marietta College

Marietta

For Electrical Engineering

#403 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Electrical Engineering

#465 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

20. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Electrical Engineering

#471 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Electrical Engineering

#498 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

22. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Electrical Engineering

#538 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Electrical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Electrical Engineering

#602 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in the United States

#678 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Electrical Engineering

#642 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

27. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Electrical Engineering

#646 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

28. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Electrical Engineering

#653 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

29. Franklin University

Columbus

For Electrical Engineering

#656 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

30. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Electrical Engineering

#842 in the United States

#911 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Electrical Engineering

#848 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Ohio states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	113
Indiana	18	13
Kentucky	9	81
Pennsylvania	52	9
Virginia	20	18
Michigan	24	5
District of Columbia	8	110
Maryland	19	17
Illinois	36	6
Tennessee	19	48
North Carolina	21	30
New Jersey	17	12
New York	83	11
Wisconsin	22	20
South Carolina	13	71
Connecticut	16	37
Georgia	21	4
Missouri	16	65
Iowa	6	42
Vermont	3	166
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Alabama	16	80
New Hampshire	6	92
Arkansas	9	89
Mississippi	6	117
Minnesota	16	22
Maine	7	165
Kansas	9	103
Louisiana	16	85
Florida	28	27
Oklahoma	10	101
Nebraska	7	64
South Dakota	6	207
North Dakota	3	155
Texas	52	8
Colorado	14	33
New Mexico	6	69
Montana	3	139
Utah	6	49
Idaho	4	158
Arizona	5	31
Puerto Rico	6	239
Washington	16	19
Oregon	12	66
California	71	2
Alaska	3	210
Hawaii	3	126