38 Best Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.85M citations received by 70K academic papers made by 38 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 Mechanical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Mechanical Engineering

#142 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

6. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Mechanical Engineering

#162 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Mechanical Engineering

#172 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Mechanical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Mechanical Engineering

#202 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Mechanical Engineering

#203 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Mechanical Engineering

#214 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Mechanical Engineering

#224 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Mechanical Engineering

#225 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Mechanical Engineering

#229 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#344 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Mechanical Engineering

#348 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Mechanical Engineering

#444 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

19. Franklin University

Columbus

For Mechanical Engineering

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

20. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Mechanical Engineering

#519 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

21. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#532 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#542 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

23. Marietta College

Marietta

For Mechanical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Mechanical Engineering

#573 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Mechanical Engineering

#654 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

26. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Mechanical Engineering

#682 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#709 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

28. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Mechanical Engineering

#723 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

29. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Mechanical Engineering

#766 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

30. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Mechanical Engineering

#881 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Mechanical Engineering

#935 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

32. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Mechanical Engineering

#966 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Mechanical Engineering

#970 in the United States

#1041 in North America

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

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Mechanical Engineering

#977 in the United States

#1048 in North America

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

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Mechanical Engineering

#978 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#1009 in the United States

#1081 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Mechanical Engineering

#1020 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

38. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Mechanical Engineering

#1030 in the United States

#1105 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	105
Indiana	24	10
Kentucky	15	59
Pennsylvania	72	12
Virginia	29	32
Michigan	24	5
District of Columbia	8	107
Maryland	22	13
Illinois	45	6
Tennessee	24	52
North Carolina	27	38
New Jersey	20	22
New York	103	9
Wisconsin	23	11
South Carolina	16	74
Connecticut	18	28
Georgia	28	8
Missouri	21	51
Iowa	10	40
Vermont	4	150
Massachusetts	48	1
Rhode Island	7	65
Alabama	17	90
New Hampshire	8	108
Arkansas	12	135
Mississippi	7	123
Minnesota	21	20
Maine	8	191
Kansas	9	101
Louisiana	16	61
Florida	33	26
Oklahoma	11	93
Nebraska	7	81
South Dakota	6	298
North Dakota	4	190
Texas	59	15
Colorado	15	46
New Mexico	6	100
Montana	3	188
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	163
Arizona	6	42
Puerto Rico	7	283
Washington	20	7
Oregon	15	84
California	87	2
Alaska	3	220
Hawaii	4	126