14 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Colorado

Below is a list of best universities in Colorado ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 10.3M citations received by 328K academic papers made by 14 universities in Colorado 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. University of Colorado Boulder

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

2. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

3. Colorado School of Mines

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
98%

4. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
83%

5. University of Denver

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,973

6. University of Colorado Colorado Springs

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$6,940
Enrollment
12,031

7. United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1349
Average ACT
32
Enrollment
4,181

8. University of Northern Colorado

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
99%

9. Metropolitan State University of Denver

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
72%

10. Colorado College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
14%
Net Price
$30,200
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$48,666

11. Regis University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,735

12. Colorado State University - Pueblo

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%

13. Fort Lewis College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
95%

14. Colorado Mesa University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1074
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
89%

Closest to Colorado states to learn Optical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Utah 7 37
Nebraska 7 87
New Mexico 5 65
Kansas 8 96
Arizona 5 20
South Dakota 7 248
Oklahoma 10 98
Montana 3 142
Idaho 4 157
Texas 54 12
North Dakota 3 196
Iowa 10 41
Missouri 15 45
Minnesota 18 23
Arkansas 9 110
California 71 1
Oregon 15 86
Illinois 34 8
Wisconsin 19 16
Louisiana 17 81
Washington 14 9
Mississippi 7 122
Indiana 18 28
Tennessee 21 62
Michigan 22 5
Kentucky 8 77
Alabama 17 83
Ohio 35 27
Georgia 22 13
West Virginia 5 121
South Carolina 13 84
North Carolina 23 31
Virginia 24 49
Pennsylvania 61 15
District of Columbia 7 90
Maryland 20 17
Florida 30 30
New York 85 10
New Jersey 18 14
Vermont 4 145
Connecticut 15 29
Massachusetts 44 2
New Hampshire 7 104
Rhode Island 5 60
Maine 7 186
Alaska 3 217
Puerto Rico 9 262
Hawaii 4 126