59 Best universities for Library and Information science in England

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 186K citations received by 8.86K academic papers made by 59 universities in England 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. University of Cambridge

For Library and Information science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

2. University College London

For Library and Information science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Sheffield

For Library and Information science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1905

4. University of Oxford

For Library and Information science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

5. University of London

For Library and Information science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1836

6. Loughborough University

For Library and Information science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1966

7. Imperial College London

For Library and Information science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Manchester

For Library and Information science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

9. University of Nottingham

For Library and Information science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

10. University of Bristol

For Library and Information science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 23,590
Founded: 1909

11. King's College London

For Library and Information science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1829

12. City, University of London

For Library and Information science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

13. University of Leicester

For Library and Information science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

14. Brunel University London

For Library and Information science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1966

15. University of Leeds

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1904

16. University of Birmingham

For Library and Information science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1900

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Library and Information science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1895

18. University of Warwick

For Library and Information science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. University of Liverpool

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Exeter

For Library and Information science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1955

21. University of York

For Library and Information science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1963

22. University of Southampton

For Library and Information science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. Durham University

For Library and Information science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

24. University of Wolverhampton

For Library and Information science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

25. University of Salford

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1967

26. University of Reading

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1892

27. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Library and Information science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1963

28. University of Sussex

For Library and Information science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

29. Queen Mary University of London

For Library and Information science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1989

30. Lancaster University

For Library and Information science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1964

31. University of Hertfordshire

For Library and Information science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

32. Keele University

For Library and Information science

#41 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1962

33. University of East Anglia

For Library and Information science

#42 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1963

34. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Library and Information science

#43 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

35. Cranfield University

For Library and Information science

#46 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1993

36. University of Plymouth

For Library and Information science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Library and Information science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

38. University of Surrey

For Library and Information science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

39. University of Bath

For Library and Information science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

40. Birkbeck, University of London

For Library and Information science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1823

41. University of Kent

For Library and Information science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1965

42. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1992

43. University of Essex

For Library and Information science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1964

44. Middlesex University

For Library and Information science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#192 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1973

45. Leeds Beckett University

For Library and Information science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

46. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Library and Information science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1849

47. Aston University

For Library and Information science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1895

48. De Montfort University

For Library and Information science

#63 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

49. University of Portsmouth

For Library and Information science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

50. Nottingham Trent University

For Library and Information science

#66 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1992

51. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Library and Information science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1954

52. Teesside University

For Library and Information science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

53. Coventry University

For Library and Information science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

54. University of the West of England

For Library and Information science

#70 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. Oxford Brookes University

For Library and Information science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1865

56. University of Huddersfield

For Library and Information science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

57. Sheffield Hallam University

For Library and Information science

#74 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1992

58. University of Bradford

For Library and Information science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1966

59. University of Brighton

For Library and Information science

#77 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	19
Scotland	12	6