35 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Ohio

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 19.1M citations received by 791K academic papers made by 35 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: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#55 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#88 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Optical Engineering

#105 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#115 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,933

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Optical Engineering

#118 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $7,341
Enrollment: 14,498

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Optical Engineering

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1098
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Optical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

9. Ohio University

Athens

For Optical Engineering

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Optical Engineering

#190 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Optical Engineering

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Optical Engineering

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Optical Engineering

#209 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,178
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1919

14. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Optical Engineering

#251 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Optical Engineering

#353 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1399
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $44,689

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Optical Engineering

#381 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Optical Engineering

#411 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,011
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

18. Marietta College

Marietta

For Optical Engineering

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,384

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Optical Engineering

#441 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $21,650

20. Franklin University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#462 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $7,658
Receiving Aid: 25%
Average Aid: $17,789

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Optical Engineering

#470 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $38,927

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Optical Engineering

#499 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,934

23. Capital University

Columbus

For Optical Engineering

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,742

24. Denison University

Granville

For Optical Engineering

#505 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $38,833

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Optical Engineering

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,661

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Optical Engineering

#559 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $34,530
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $6,952

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Optical Engineering

#569 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,522

28. Walsh University

North Canton

For Optical Engineering

#609 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,350

29. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#614 in the United States

#670 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $32,370

30. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Optical Engineering

#621 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,179

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Optical Engineering

#675 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,006

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Optical Engineering

#833 in the United States

#897 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,380

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Optical Engineering

#850 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1131
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,138

34. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Optical Engineering

#873 in the United States

#939 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,311
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,345

35. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Optical Engineering

#886 in the United States

#952 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 964
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $11,830

Closest to Ohio states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	5	121
Indiana	18	28
Kentucky	8	77
Pennsylvania	61	15
Virginia	24	49
Michigan	22	5
District of Columbia	7	90
Maryland	20	17
Illinois	34	8
Tennessee	21	62
North Carolina	23	31
New Jersey	18	14
New York	85	10
Wisconsin	19	16
South Carolina	13	84
Connecticut	15	29
Georgia	22	13
Missouri	15	45
Iowa	10	41
Vermont	4	145
Massachusetts	44	2
Rhode Island	5	60
Alabama	17	83
New Hampshire	7	104
Arkansas	9	110
Mississippi	7	122
Minnesota	18	23
Maine	7	186
Kansas	8	96
Louisiana	17	81
Florida	30	30
Oklahoma	10	98
Nebraska	7	87
South Dakota	7	248
North Dakota	3	196
Texas	54	12
Colorado	14	32
New Mexico	5	65
Montana	3	142
Utah	7	37
Idaho	4	157
Arizona	5	20
Puerto Rico	9	262
Washington	14	9
Oregon	15	86
California	71	1
Alaska	3	217
Hawaii	4	126