18 Best universities for Library and Information science in the Czech Republic

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Czech Republic ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 51.4K citations received by 3.99K academic papers made by 18 universities in the Czech Republic 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. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#180 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

2. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Library and Information science

#296 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 21,833
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1573

3. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#334 in Europe

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 32,963
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1919

4. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#425 in Europe

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

5. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#509 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,100
Founded: 1952

6. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#535 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1899

7. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Library and Information science

#597 in Europe

#1895 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

8. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Library and Information science

#605 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2000

9. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Library and Information science

#618 in Europe

#1987 in the World

Founded: 1849

10. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Library and Information science

#692 in Europe

#2355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

11. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Library and Information science

#708 in Europe

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 10,450
Founded: 1950

12. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#733 in Europe

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

13. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Library and Information science

#753 in Europe

#2687 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Library and Information science

#761 in Europe

#2715 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. University of Economics, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#769 in Europe

#2747 in the World

Founded: 1953

16. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Library and Information science

#793 in Europe

#2841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

17. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Library and Information science

#795 in Europe

#2852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1991

18. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#805 in Europe

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

The best cities to study Library and Information science in the Czech Republic based on the number of universities and their ranks are Prague, Olomouc, Brno, and Plzen.

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