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

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 44.4K citations received by 3.94K 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

#176 in Europe

#443 in the World

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

2. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Library and Information science

#295 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

3. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#341 in Europe

#895 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

#420 in Europe

#1156 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

#505 in Europe

#1506 in the World

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

6. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#538 in Europe

#1663 in the World

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

7. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Library and Information science

#594 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

8. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Library and Information science

#599 in Europe

#1926 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

#608 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1849

10. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Library and Information science

#691 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

11. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Library and Information science

#695 in Europe

#2360 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

#736 in Europe

#2606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

13. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Library and Information science

#747 in Europe

#2663 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Economics, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Library and Information science

#760 in Europe

#2716 in the World

Founded: 1953

15. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Library and Information science

#764 in Europe

#2734 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Library and Information science

#774 in Europe

#2788 in the World

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

17. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Library and Information science

#787 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

18. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Library and Information science

#800 in Europe

#2888 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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