24 Best colleges for Structural Engineering in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 861K citations received by 34.3K academic papers made by 24 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 Structural Engineering

#16 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Structural Engineering

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Structural Engineering

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Structural Engineering

#75 in the United States

#88 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Structural Engineering

#92 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

6. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Structural Engineering

#124 in the United States

#148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Structural Engineering

#141 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

8. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Structural Engineering

#143 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Structural Engineering

#160 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Structural Engineering

#184 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Structural Engineering

#196 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

12. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Structural Engineering

#213 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Structural Engineering

#245 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Structural Engineering

#323 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Structural Engineering

#365 in the United States

#412 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

16. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Structural Engineering

#410 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

17. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Structural Engineering

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

18. Franklin University

Columbus

For Structural Engineering

#420 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

19. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Structural Engineering

#435 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

20. Marietta College

Marietta

For Structural Engineering

#440 in the United States

#492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

21. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Structural Engineering

#443 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

22. Capital University

Columbus

For Structural Engineering

#544 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

23. Denison University

Granville

For Structural Engineering

#588 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Structural Engineering

#617 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

Closest to Ohio states to learn Structural Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	15	13
Kentucky	8	65
Pennsylvania	40	15
Virginia	19	9
Michigan	17	5
District of Columbia	7	98
Maryland	14	17
Illinois	24	3
Tennessee	12	59
North Carolina	18	35
New Jersey	15	23
New York	63	14
Wisconsin	13	21
South Carolina	9	70
Connecticut	15	43
Georgia	13	7
Missouri	10	54
Iowa	6	48
Vermont	3	120
Massachusetts	29	2
Rhode Island	4	31
Alabama	10	84
New Hampshire	3	104
Arkansas	7	140
Mississippi	5	100
Minnesota	10	20
Maine	6	150
Kansas	5	83
Louisiana	12	41
Florida	22	25
Oklahoma	7	89
Nebraska	7	77
South Dakota	4	246
North Dakota	2	148
Texas	44	6
Colorado	12	29
New Mexico	3	86
Montana	3	164
Utah	5	42
Idaho	3	179
Arizona	4	30
Puerto Rico	3	230
Washington	12	12
Oregon	9	80
California	54	1