38 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.43M citations received by 91.9K academic papers made by 38 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

#28 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#89 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Optical Engineering

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. University of Akron

Akron

For Optical Engineering

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#122 in the United States

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Optical Engineering

#163 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Optical Engineering

#195 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Optical Engineering

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Optical Engineering

#215 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Optical Engineering

#227 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

13. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#253 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Optical Engineering

#354 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Optical Engineering

#381 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Marietta College

Marietta

For Optical Engineering

#393 in the United States

#440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Optical Engineering

#397 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

18. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Optical Engineering

#431 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

19. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Optical Engineering

#442 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

20. Franklin University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#457 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Optical Engineering

#478 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

22. Capital University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

23. Denison University

Granville

For Optical Engineering

#498 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Optical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

25. Walsh University

North Canton

For Optical Engineering

#575 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

26. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Optical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Optical Engineering

#582 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#619 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

29. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Optical Engineering

#625 in the United States

#681 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

30. Ohio University

Athens

For Optical Engineering

#645 in the United States

#701 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

31. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Optical Engineering

#673 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Optical Engineering

#809 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

33. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#838 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Optical Engineering

#876 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Optical Engineering

#926 in the United States

#993 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

36. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Optical Engineering

#947 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

37. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Optical Engineering

#949 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Optical Engineering

#950 in the United States

#1017 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

Closest to Ohio states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	6	121
Indiana	20	27
Kentucky	10	79
Pennsylvania	66	16
Virginia	29	51
Michigan	23	5
District of Columbia	8	95
Maryland	21	12
Illinois	38	7
Tennessee	24	66
North Carolina	24	34
New Jersey	18	15
New York	92	8
Wisconsin	22	17
South Carolina	15	83
Connecticut	16	29
Georgia	25	14
Missouri	18	49
Iowa	10	40
Vermont	4	149
Massachusetts	46	2
Rhode Island	5	61
Alabama	19	87
New Hampshire	8	99
Arkansas	9	112
Mississippi	8	135
Minnesota	19	23
Maine	7	185
Kansas	9	96
Louisiana	18	78
Florida	31	30
Oklahoma	10	97
Nebraska	7	81
South Dakota	7	252
North Dakota	3	197
Texas	53	13
Colorado	15	31
New Mexico	6	70
Montana	3	147
Utah	7	36
Idaho	4	168
Arizona	5	21
Puerto Rico	9	260
Washington	16	10
Oregon	15	88
California	77	1
Alaska	3	216
Hawaii	4	128