World's best Library and Information science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 36.3M citations received by 1.95M academic papers made by 3,307 universities in the World 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Library and Information science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

7. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

11. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Library and Information science

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

13. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

14. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

15. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Library and Information science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Library and Information science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

17. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

18. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

19. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

20. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

21. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

22. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

23. New York University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

24. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

25. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

26. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

27. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

28. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

29. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

30. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

31. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

32. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

33. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

34. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Library and Information science

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

35. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

37. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Library and Information science

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

38. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#5 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

39. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Library and Information science

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

40. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

41. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

42. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#34 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

43. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Library and Information science

#3 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

44. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#35 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

45. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#6 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

46. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Library and Information science

#36 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

47. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

48. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Library and Information science

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

49. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

50. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#7 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

51. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Library and Information science

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

52. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Library and Information science

#39 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

53. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#8 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

54. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

55. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#9 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

56. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Library and Information science

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

57. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Library and Information science

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

58. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#10 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

59. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Library and Information science

#11 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

60. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#12 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

61. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Library and Information science

#13 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

62. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Library and Information science

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

63. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Library and Information science

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

64. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#14 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

65. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#15 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

66. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Library and Information science

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

67. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

68. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Library and Information science

#45 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

69. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

70. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#16 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

71. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

72. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

73. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

74. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Library and Information science

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

75. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

76. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Library and Information science

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

77. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

78. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Library and Information science

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

79. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#18 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

80. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Library and Information science

#19 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

81. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

82. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Library and Information science

#4 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

83. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

84. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Library and Information science

#56 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

85. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#57 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

86. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Library and Information science

#20 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

87. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#58 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

88. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#59 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

89. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Library and Information science

#21 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

90. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Library and Information science

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

91. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#22 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

92. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#60 in North America

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

93. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#23 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

94. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#24 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

95. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Library and Information science

#5 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

96. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#25 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

97. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#26 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

98. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Library and Information science

#61 in North America

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

99. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#27 in Europe

#20 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

100. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#28 in Europe

#21 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

Computer Science subfields in the World