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
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
2. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
3. Old Dominion University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
4. Norfolk State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 972
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
5. College of William and Mary
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
6. Virginia Commonwealth University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
7. Hampton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $33,204
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $12,986
8. George Mason University
- 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  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 |