Optical Engineering in South Dakota: 7 Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in South Dakota ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 138K citations received by 4.57K academic papers made by 7 universities in South Dakota 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. South Dakota State University

Brookings

For Optical Engineering

#246 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

2. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid

For Optical Engineering

#287 in the United States

#325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

3. University of South Dakota

Vermillion

For Optical Engineering

#306 in the United States

#345 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

4. Dakota State University

Madison

For Optical Engineering

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

5. University of Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls

For Optical Engineering

#757 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $21,049
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,692

6. Augustana University

Sioux Falls

For Optical Engineering

#784 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1183
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,280

7. Black Hills State University

Spearfish

For Optical Engineering

#978 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,158

Closest to South Dakota states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Nebraska	7	86
North Dakota	3	195
Minnesota	19	25
Iowa	11	45
Kansas	9	98
Colorado	16	32
Montana	3	146
Wisconsin	23	16
Missouri	18	48
Oklahoma	11	96
Illinois	40	8
Utah	7	36
Idaho	4	167
Michigan	26	5
Indiana	22	23
Arkansas	11	114
New Mexico	6	70
Kentucky	12	83
Ohio	40	27
Texas	55	13
Arizona	5	20
Tennessee	25	65
Mississippi	9	137
Washington	17	10
Oregon	15	85
Louisiana	19	78
West Virginia	7	118
Alabama	19	88
Pennsylvania	68	18
California	79	1
Georgia	26	15
Virginia	30	51
North Carolina	24	33
District of Columbia	8	94
South Carolina	15	81
New York	92	9
Maryland	21	11
New Jersey	18	14
Vermont	4	147
Connecticut	18	29
New Hampshire	7	95
Massachusetts	50	2
Rhode Island	6	59
Maine	7	184
Florida	31	30
Alaska	3	201
Puerto Rico	9	264
Hawaii	4	125