Best Universities for Optical Engineering in North America

For Optical Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Optical Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. Harvard University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Optical Engineering

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Optical Engineering

#7 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

8. Cornell University

For Optical Engineering

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

9. California Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

10. University of Toronto

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Optical Engineering

#10 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

12. University of California-San Diego

For Optical Engineering

#11 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

13. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Optical Engineering

#12 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Optical Engineering

#13 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

15. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Optical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

16. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Optical Engineering

#15 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Optical Engineering

#16 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Optical Engineering

#17 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

19. Northwestern University

For Optical Engineering

#18 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

20. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Optical Engineering

#19 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

21. Columbia University

For Optical Engineering

#20 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

22. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Optical Engineering

#21 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. University of Pennsylvania

For Optical Engineering

#22 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

24. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Optical Engineering

#23 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

25. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Optical Engineering

#24 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

26. University of Rochester

For Optical Engineering

#25 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

27. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

#26 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

28. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Optical Engineering

#27 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Optical Engineering

#28 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

30. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Optical Engineering

#29 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

31. University of Florida

For Optical Engineering

#30 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

32. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Optical Engineering

#31 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

33. University of Chicago

For Optical Engineering

#32 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

34. University of California - Davis

For Optical Engineering

#33 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

35. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Optical Engineering

#34 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

36. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Canada

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

37. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Optical Engineering

#35 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

38. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Canada

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

39. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Optical Engineering

#36 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

40. Carnegie Mellon University

For Optical Engineering

#37 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

41. Boston University

For Optical Engineering

#38 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

42. University of California - Irvine

For Optical Engineering

#39 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

43. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Optical Engineering

#40 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

44. University of California - San Francisco

For Optical Engineering

#41 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

45. University of Pittsburgh

For Optical Engineering

#42 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

46. University of Central Florida

For Optical Engineering

#43 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

47. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Canada

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

48. New York University

For Optical Engineering

#44 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

49. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Optical Engineering

#45 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

50. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Optical Engineering

#46 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

51. University of Waterloo

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Canada

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

52. Rice University

For Optical Engineering

#47 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

53. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Optical Engineering

#48 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

54. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Optical Engineering

#49 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

55. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Optical Engineering

#50 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

56. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Optical Engineering

#51 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

57. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Optical Engineering

#52 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

58. Stony Brook University

For Optical Engineering

#53 in the United States

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

59. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Optical Engineering

#54 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

60. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Optical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

61. McMaster University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Canada

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

62. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Optical Engineering

#56 in the United States

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

63. University of Miami

For Optical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

64. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Optical Engineering

#58 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

65. University of Houston

For Optical Engineering

#59 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

66. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optical Engineering

#60 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

67. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Optical Engineering

#61 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

68. University at Buffalo

For Optical Engineering

#62 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

69. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Optical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

70. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Canada

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

71. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Optical Engineering

#64 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

72. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Optical Engineering

#65 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

73. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Optical Engineering

#66 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

74. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Optical Engineering

#67 in the United States

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

75. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Optical Engineering

#68 in the United States

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

76. Western University

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Canada

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

77. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Optical Engineering

#69 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. University of Ottawa

For Optical Engineering

#9 in Canada

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

79. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Optical Engineering

#70 in the United States

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

80. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Optical Engineering

#71 in the United States

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

81. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Optical Engineering

#72 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

82. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Optical Engineering

#10 in Canada

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

83. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Optical Engineering

#73 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Optical Engineering

#74 in the United States

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

85. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Canada

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

86. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Optical Engineering

#75 in the United States

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

87. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

88. Queen's University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Canada

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

89. University of California - Riverside

For Optical Engineering

#77 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

90. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Optical Engineering

#78 in the United States

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

91. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Optical Engineering

#79 in the United States

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

92. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Optical Engineering

#80 in the United States

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

93. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Optical Engineering

#81 in the United States

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

94. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Optical Engineering

#82 in the United States

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

95. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Optical Engineering

#83 in the United States

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

96. Tufts University

For Optical Engineering

#84 in the United States

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

97. Florida State University