8 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Virginia

Below is a list of best universities in Virginia ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 104K citations received by 4.47K academic papers made by 8 universities in Virginia 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. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

2. University of Virginia

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
63%

3. Old Dominion University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

4. Norfolk State University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
972
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
92%

5. College of William and Mary

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
58%

6. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

7. Hampton University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$33,204
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$12,986

8. George Mason University

For Optical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
79%

Closest to Virginia states to learn Optical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
District of Columbia 6 130
North Carolina 7 18
Maryland 8 31
Pennsylvania 15 17
South Carolina 3 84
Ohio 14 32
New Jersey 4 13
Kentucky 2 99
Tennessee 8 64
Georgia 5 21
Indiana 6 16
New York 28 8
Connecticut 4 42
Massachusetts 18 1
Alabama 7 73
Illinois 8 11
Michigan 9 6
Florida 11 10
Wisconsin 6 26
Missouri 6 38
Arkansas 4 101
Louisiana 5 81
Minnesota 6 34
Kansas 3 80
Oklahoma 5 72
Nebraska 3 67
Texas 19 19
Colorado 7 23
New Mexico 3 40
Utah 3 30
Arizona 3 7
Oregon 5 82
California 24 2