15 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Pennsylvania

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 391K citations received by 12.3K academic papers made by 15 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania State University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
55%
Receiving Aid
73%
Average Aid
$8,719
Enrollment
40,363

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$14,578

3. Carnegie Mellon University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$37,450

4. University of Pittsburgh

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
78%

5. Lehigh University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1408
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$31,539

6. Drexel University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$26,076

7. Temple University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
72%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$11,292
Enrollment
35,626

8. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
100%

9. Thomas Jefferson University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,227

10. Villanova University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$33,123

11. University of the Sciences

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1215
Net Price
$29,948
Receiving Aid
100%

12. Geneva College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Net Price
$19,895
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$20,167

13. Swarthmore College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,733

14. Bryn Mawr College

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$34,482
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$39,058

15. Bucknell University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
35%
Average SAT
1373
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,170

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Optical Engineering

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