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

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 10.9M citations received by 585K academic papers made by 866 universities in Europe 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Founded: 1829

9. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

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

10. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Founded: 1900

11. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Library and Information science

#1 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

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

12. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Library and Information science

#1 in Belgium

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Library and Information science

#2 in the Netherlands

#74 in the World

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

18. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Library and Information science

#3 in the Netherlands

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

20. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Library and Information science

#1 in Sweden

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

21. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Library and Information science

#2 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

22. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

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

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

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

24. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#1 in Germany

#94 in the World

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

25. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

26. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

28. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Library and Information science

#1 in Denmark

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

30. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#1 in Switzerland

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

31. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Library and Information science

#1 in Finland

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

32. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

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

33. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#2 in Switzerland

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

34. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Library and Information science

#4 in the Netherlands

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

36. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#3 in Sweden

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

37. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Library and Information science

#1 in Austria

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

38. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Germany

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

39. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Library and Information science

#3 in Germany

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

40. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

42. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Library and Information science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1893

43. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Library and Information science

#2 in Denmark

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

44. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#4 in Germany

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

45. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#3 in Switzerland

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

46. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Library and Information science

#5 in Germany

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

47. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Library and Information science

#5 in the Netherlands

#162 in the World

Founded: 1923

48. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Library and Information science

#1 in Norway

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

49. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Library and Information science

#1 in Italy

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

50. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#4 in Switzerland

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

51. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

52. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Founded: 1495

53. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Library and Information science

#2 in Belgium

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

54. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Library and Information science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Founded: 1997

55. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Founded: 1967

56. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Library and Information science

#1 in France

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

58. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Founded: 1892

59. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Library and Information science

#2 in Italy

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

60. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#6 in Germany

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

61. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#1 in Russia

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

62. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#7 in Germany

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

63. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Founded: 1964

64. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Library and Information science

#3 in Italy

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

65. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Library and Information science

#8 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

66. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#4 in Sweden

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

67. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#9 in Germany

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

68. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Library and Information science

#6 in the Netherlands

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

69. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#10 in Germany

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

70. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Library and Information science

#1 in Spain

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

71. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Library and Information science

#7 in the Netherlands

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

72. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Library and Information science

#8 in the Netherlands

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

73. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#11 in Germany

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

74. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

75. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Library and Information science

#5 in Switzerland

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

76. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Library and Information science

#12 in Germany

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

77. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Library and Information science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

78. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Library and Information science

#2 in France

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

79. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Library and Information science

#13 in Germany

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

80. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#14 in Germany

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

81. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Founded: 1965

82. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Library and Information science

#4 in Italy

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

83. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Library and Information science

#5 in Italy

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

84. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#15 in Germany

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

85. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Library and Information science

#16 in Germany

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

86. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Library and Information science

#1 in Ireland

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

87. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#17 in Germany

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

88. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Library and Information science

#5 in Sweden

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

89. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

90. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Spain

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

91. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#251 in the World

Founded: 1823

92. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Library and Information science

#6 in Italy

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

93. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#39 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1964

94. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

95. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#18 in Germany

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

96. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Library and Information science

#2 in Ireland

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

97. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Library and Information science

#3 in Spain

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

98. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#19 in Germany

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

99. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Library and Information science

#4 in Spain

#268 in the World

Founded: 1531

100. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Library and Information science

#20 in Germany

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

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