Best Universities for Optical Engineering in North America

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 956 universities in North America 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. Stanford University

For Optical Engineering

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Optical Engineering

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$21,406
Enrollment
45,036

4. Harvard University

For Optical Engineering

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$13,910

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Optical Engineering

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$16,326
Enrollment
50,278

6. University of California - Los Angeles

For Optical Engineering

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$17,592
Enrollment
46,116

7. California Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Net Price
$30,162
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$47,556

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Optical Engineering

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
85%

9. University of Toronto

For Optical Engineering

#1 in Canada
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

10. University of Washington - Seattle

For Optical Engineering

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,895
Enrollment
52,434

11. Cornell University

For Optical Engineering

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$24,262

12. University of California-San Diego

For Optical Engineering

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$18,083
Enrollment
41,885

13. University of Texas at Austin

For Optical Engineering

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

14. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
72%

15. Princeton University

For Optical Engineering

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,908

16. Pennsylvania State University

For Optical Engineering

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Optical Engineering

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
64%

18. Johns Hopkins University

For Optical Engineering

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Net Price
$20,680
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$45,373

19. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Optical Engineering

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$18,107
Enrollment
26,124

20. Columbia University

For Optical Engineering

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$12,411

21. University of Arizona

For Optical Engineering

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

22. University of Pennsylvania

For Optical Engineering

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

23. University of Rochester

For Optical Engineering

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,125

24. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Optical Engineering

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

25. Northwestern University

For Optical Engineering

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$29,999

26. University of Southern California

For Optical Engineering

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,021

27. University of Maryland - College Park

For Optical Engineering

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
68%

28. Ohio State University

For Optical Engineering

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

29. Purdue University

For Optical Engineering

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
73%

30. Yale University

For Optical Engineering

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$20,605

31. University of Florida

For Optical Engineering

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

32. Duke University

For Optical Engineering

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

33. University of Colorado Boulder

For Optical Engineering

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
65%

34. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Optical Engineering

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
78%

35. University of California - Davis

For Optical Engineering

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$17,628
Enrollment
40,050

36. University of Chicago

For Optical Engineering

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,727

37. University of British Columbia

For Optical Engineering

#2 in Canada
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

38. Boston University

For Optical Engineering

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$25,852

39. University of Utah

For Optical Engineering

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
89%

40. McGill University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Canada
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

41. Carnegie Mellon University

For Optical Engineering

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

42. University of California - Irvine

For Optical Engineering

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$16,868
Enrollment
36,505

43. University of California - San Francisco

For Optical Engineering

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
3,165
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

44. Iowa State University

For Optical Engineering

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

45. University of Central Florida

For Optical Engineering

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

46. University of Alberta

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Canada
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

47. University of Pittsburgh

For Optical Engineering

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

48. New York University

For Optical Engineering

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$50,991

49. Washington University in St Louis

For Optical Engineering

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,298

50. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Optical Engineering

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$12,201
Enrollment
77,881

51. Rice University

For Optical Engineering

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

52. University of Waterloo

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Canada
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
35,900
Founded
1957

53. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Optical Engineering

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

54. University of Virginia

For Optical Engineering

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

55. Michigan State University

For Optical Engineering

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
72%

56. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Optical Engineering

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

57. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Optical Engineering

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

58. Stony Brook University

For Optical Engineering

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
82%

59. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Optical Engineering

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

60. Case Western Reserve University

For Optical Engineering

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

61. McMaster University

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Canada
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
30,117
Founded
1887

62. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Optical Engineering

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,070

63. University of Iowa

For Optical Engineering

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
87%

64. University of Miami

For Optical Engineering

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$34,492

65. Emory University

For Optical Engineering

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$28,367

66. Brown University

For Optical Engineering

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$25,028

67. University of Houston

For Optical Engineering

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
85%

68. Vanderbilt University

For Optical Engineering

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,553

69. University of Calgary

For Optical Engineering

#7 in Canada
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

70. Western University

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Canada
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
27,300
Founded
1878

71. University of Delaware

For Optical Engineering

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1248
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
90%

72. Providence College

For Optical Engineering

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$39,566

73. University of Ottawa

For Optical Engineering

#9 in Canada
#192 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

74. University of New Mexico

For Optical Engineering

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$7,531

75. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Optical Engineering

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

76. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Optical Engineering

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

77. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Optical Engineering

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Net Price
$11,188
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$2,100

78. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Optical Engineering

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

79. University of Connecticut

For Optical Engineering

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

80. Laval University

For Optical Engineering

#10 in Canada
#211 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

81. University of Notre Dame

For Optical Engineering

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,513

82. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Optical Engineering

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

83. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,596
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1900

84. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Optical Engineering

#249 in the World
Enrollment
358
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

85. University of Montreal

For Optical Engineering

#11 in Canada
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
45,360
Founded
1878

86. Queen's University

For Optical Engineering

#12 in Canada
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

87. University of California - Riverside

For Optical Engineering

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$18,676
Enrollment
26,847

88. Wayne State University

For Optical Engineering

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

89. University of Kentucky

For Optical Engineering

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1207
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
94%

90. Tufts University

For Optical Engineering

#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$31,630

91. University at Buffalo

For Optical Engineering

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

92. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Optical Engineering

#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

93. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Optical Engineering

#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
95%

94. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Optical Engineering

#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$19,199
Enrollment
19,841

95. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Optical Engineering

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1281
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

96. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Optical Engineering

#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

97. Florida State University

For Optical Engineering

#289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

98. Oregon State University

For Optical Engineering

#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
93%

99. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Optical Engineering

#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

100. University of Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%