38 Best Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.77M citations received by 69K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Mechanical Engineering

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

6. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Mechanical Engineering

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Mechanical Engineering

#171 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Mechanical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Mechanical Engineering

#200 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

10. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Mechanical Engineering

#203 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

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: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Mechanical Engineering

#223 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Mechanical Engineering

#224 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Mechanical Engineering

#235 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#347 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Mechanical Engineering

#348 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Mechanical Engineering

#443 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

19. Franklin University

Columbus

For Mechanical Engineering

#494 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

20. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Mechanical Engineering

#521 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

21. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#541 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

23. Marietta College

Marietta

For Mechanical Engineering

#552 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Mechanical Engineering

#576 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Mechanical Engineering

#651 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

26. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Mechanical Engineering

#672 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#697 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

28. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Mechanical Engineering

#717 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

29. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Mechanical Engineering

#765 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

30. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Mechanical Engineering

#882 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Mechanical Engineering

#935 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

32. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Mechanical Engineering

#963 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

33. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Mechanical Engineering

#966 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Mechanical Engineering

#969 in the United States

#1040 in North America

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

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Mechanical Engineering

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Mechanical Engineering

#999 in the United States

#1071 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

#1014 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

38. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Mechanical Engineering

#1025 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	105
Indiana	24	11
Kentucky	15	58
Pennsylvania	72	12
Virginia	28	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	102	9
Wisconsin	23	10
South Carolina	16	74
Connecticut	19	28
Georgia	29	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	11	136
Mississippi	7	123
Minnesota	20	19
Maine	8	191
Kansas	9	101
Louisiana	16	62
Florida	33	26
Oklahoma	11	93
Nebraska	7	81
South Dakota	6	304
North Dakota	4	193
Texas	58	15
Colorado	15	47
New Mexico	5	98
Montana	3	187
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	163
Arizona	5	41
Puerto Rico	7	284
Washington	19	7
Oregon	15	84
California	87	2
Alaska	3	219
Hawaii	4	127