7 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in North Carolina

Below is a list of best universities in North Carolina ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 206K citations received by 6.54K academic papers made by 7 universities in North Carolina 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. Duke University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1513
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,297

2. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
74%

3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
20%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
60%

4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
76%

5. East Carolina University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
94%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$7,761
Enrollment
28,021

6. Wake Forest University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
25%
Net Price
$24,643
Receiving Aid
41%
Average Aid
$53,244

7. North Carolina A&T State University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
95%

Closest to North Carolina states to learn Optical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
South Carolina 3 84
Virginia 8 47
Georgia 5 21
District of Columbia 6 130
Maryland 8 31
Kentucky 2 99
Tennessee 8 64
Ohio 14 32
Pennsylvania 15 17
Alabama 7 73
New Jersey 4 13
Indiana 6 16
Florida 11 10
Connecticut 4 42
Illinois 8 11
New York 28 8
Massachusetts 18 1
Michigan 9 6
Arkansas 4 101
Missouri 6 38
Louisiana 5 81
Wisconsin 6 26
Oklahoma 5 72
Kansas 3 80
Minnesota 6 34
Nebraska 3 67
Texas 19 19
Colorado 7 23
New Mexico 3 40
Utah 3 30
Arizona 3 7
Oregon 5 82
California 24 2