40 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 3.22M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 40 universities in Ohio 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. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#27 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#54 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#89 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Optical Engineering

#110 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#122 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Optical Engineering

#124 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Optical Engineering

#165 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#166 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Optical Engineering

#194 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Optical Engineering

#196 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

11. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Optical Engineering

#197 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

12. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Optical Engineering

#206 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

13. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#252 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Optical Engineering

#338 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Optical Engineering

#377 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Optical Engineering

#394 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Optical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

18. Capital University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#429 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

19. Marietta College

Marietta

For Optical Engineering

#437 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Optical Engineering

#448 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Optical Engineering

#480 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

22. Franklin University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#481 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

23. Denison University

Granville

For Optical Engineering

#505 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

24. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Optical Engineering

#540 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Optical Engineering

#564 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Optical Engineering

#611 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Optical Engineering

#612 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#653 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

29. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Optical Engineering

#656 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

30. Walsh University

North Canton

For Optical Engineering

#692 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For Optical Engineering

#787 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

32. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Optical Engineering

#797 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Optical Engineering

#798 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

34. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#873 in the United States

#938 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Optical Engineering

#953 in the United States

#1020 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

36. Ohio University

Athens

For Optical Engineering

#954 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

37. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Optical Engineering

#961 in the United States

#1028 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Optical Engineering

#985 in the United States

#1052 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Optical Engineering

#990 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Optical Engineering

#991 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

Closest to Ohio states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	7	118
Indiana	22	23
Kentucky	12	83
Pennsylvania	68	18
Virginia	30	51
Michigan	26	5
District of Columbia	8	94
Maryland	21	11
Illinois	40	8
Tennessee	25	65
North Carolina	24	33
New Jersey	18	14
New York	92	9
Wisconsin	23	16
South Carolina	15	81
Connecticut	18	29
Georgia	26	15
Missouri	18	48
Iowa	11	45
Vermont	4	147
Massachusetts	50	2
Rhode Island	6	59
Alabama	19	88
New Hampshire	7	95
Arkansas	11	114
Mississippi	9	137
Minnesota	19	25
Maine	7	184
Kansas	9	98
Louisiana	19	78
Florida	31	30
Oklahoma	11	96
Nebraska	7	86
South Dakota	7	246
North Dakota	3	195
Texas	55	13
Colorado	16	32
New Mexico	6	70
Montana	3	146
Utah	7	36
Idaho	4	167
Arizona	5	20
Puerto Rico	9	264
Washington	17	10
Oregon	15	85
California	79	1
Alaska	3	201
Hawaii	4	125