31 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 2.05M citations received by 72.5K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Electrical Engineering

#117 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Electrical Engineering

#151 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

8. Urbana University

Urbana

For Electrical Engineering

#152 in the United States

#182 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

#163 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Electrical Engineering

#175 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Electrical Engineering

#197 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

12. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

13. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Electrical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Electrical Engineering

#335 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Electrical Engineering

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

16. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Electrical Engineering

#399 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Electrical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

18. Marietta College

Marietta

For Electrical Engineering

#416 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Electrical Engineering

#463 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

20. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Electrical Engineering

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Electrical Engineering

#497 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

22. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Electrical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Electrical Engineering

#580 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Electrical Engineering

#605 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in the United States

#678 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Electrical Engineering

#634 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

27. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Electrical Engineering

#641 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

28. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Electrical Engineering

#656 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

29. Franklin University

Columbus

For Electrical Engineering

#661 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

30. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Electrical Engineering

#846 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Electrical Engineering

#854 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Ohio states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	5	113
Indiana	19	13
Kentucky	9	81
Pennsylvania	52	9
Virginia	21	18
Michigan	24	5
District of Columbia	8	110
Maryland	19	17
Illinois	35	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	167
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	84
Alabama	16	80
New Hampshire	6	92
Arkansas	9	89
Mississippi	6	115
Minnesota	16	22
Maine	7	165
Kansas	9	103
Louisiana	18	85
Florida	29	26
Oklahoma	10	101
Nebraska	7	64
South Dakota	6	206
North Dakota	3	153
Texas	52	8
Colorado	14	33
New Mexico	6	70
Montana	3	139
Utah	6	50
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