This article features top engineering colleges in Ohio that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Ohio, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Top Engineering Programs |
| 30 | Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 30.7% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 764 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,325 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,050 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,748 Research expenditures per faculty member: $528,675 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $126,882,145 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.4% |
| 47 | Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 23.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 743 Tuition: Full-time: $35,690 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 606 Research expenditures per faculty member: $368,295 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $38,671,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.9% |
| 61 | University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 54.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 724 Tuition: Full-time: $758 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 643 Research expenditures per faculty member: $1,648,226 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $87,356,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 80 | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 28.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 744 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $12,087 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,211 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 962 Research expenditures per faculty member: $197,331 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $26,639,798 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 123 | University of Akron (Akron, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 55.7% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 767 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $7,038 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $12,051 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 362 Research expenditures per faculty member: $131,744 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $10,144,349 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 128 | Ohio University (Russ) (Athens, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 41.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 740 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,112 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,384 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 329 Research expenditures per faculty member: $217,541 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $16,098,061 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 136 | Wright State University (Dayton, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 46.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 708 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,826 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,088 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 491 Research expenditures per faculty member: $211,121 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $13,934,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 152 | Cleveland State University (Fenn) (Cleveland, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 62.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 733 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $494 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $929 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 448 Research expenditures per faculty member: $52,420 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $2,463,777 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 193 | University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) Overall acceptance rate: 70.5% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 737 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $12,169 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $22,403 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 358 Research expenditures per faculty member: $137,572 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $9,079,812 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 195 | Air Force Institute of Technology (Wright Patterson AFB, OH) Overall acceptance rate: N/A Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: N/A Total graduate engineering enrollment: N/A Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: N/A |