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
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
2. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1220
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
5. East Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $7,761
- Enrollment
- 28,021
6. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Net Price
- $24,643
- Receiving Aid
- 41%
- Average Aid
- $53,244
7. North Carolina A&T State University
- 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  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 |