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 11.6M citations received by 591K academic papers made by 875 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

#12 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

#39 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

#43 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 Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Library and Information science

#1 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

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

11. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1900

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 Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

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

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
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%
Enrollment: 40,000
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. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Library and Information science

#1 in Denmark

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

22. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Library and Information science

#2 in Sweden

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

23. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

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

24. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

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

25. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#1 in Germany

#95 in the World

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

26. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

28. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

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. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Library and Information science

#2 in Denmark

#112 in the World

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

33. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Library and Information science

#2 in Switzerland

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

34. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

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

35. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

36. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Library and Information science

#4 in the Netherlands

#123 in the World

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

37. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#3 in Sweden

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

38. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Library and Information science

#1 in Austria

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

39. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Germany

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

40. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Library and Information science

#3 in Germany

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

42. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

43. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#4 in Germany

#153 in the World

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

44. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Library and Information science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Founded: 1893

45. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Library and Information science

#5 in the Netherlands

#159 in the World

Founded: 1923

46. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Library and Information science

#3 in Switzerland

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

47. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Library and Information science

#1 in Norway

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

48. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Library and Information science

#5 in Germany

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

49. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Library and Information science

#1 in Italy

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

50. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Library and Information science

#4 in Switzerland

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

51. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

52. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Library and Information science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Founded: 1997

53. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1495

54. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Library and Information science

#2 in Belgium

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

55. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Library and Information science

#1 in France

#177 in the World

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

56. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Founded: 1963

57. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Founded: 1967

58. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Library and Information science

#2 in Italy

#184 in the World

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

59. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Library and Information science

#1 in Russia

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

60. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#6 in Germany

#189 in the World

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

61. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Library and Information science

#3 in Italy

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

62. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1892

63. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Library and Information science

#7 in Germany

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

64. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Library and Information science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Founded: 1964

65. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Library and Information science

#4 in Sweden

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

66. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#8 in Germany

#200 in the World

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

67. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Library and Information science

#1 in Spain

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

68. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#9 in Germany

#203 in the World

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

69. 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

70. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Library and Information science

#7 in the Netherlands

#207 in the World

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

71. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#10 in Germany

#208 in the World

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

72. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Library and Information science

#8 in the Netherlands

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

73. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Library and Information science

#5 in Switzerland

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

74. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Library and Information science

#11 in Germany

#214 in the World

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

75. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Library and Information science

#2 in France

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

76. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

77. 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

78. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Library and Information science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

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 Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Library and Information science

#4 in Italy

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

82. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#228 in the World

Founded: 1965

83. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Library and Information science

#5 in Italy

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

84. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Library and Information science

#15 in Germany

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

85. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#16 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

86. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Library and Information science

#6 in Italy

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

87. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Library and Information science

#1 in Ireland

#242 in the World

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

88. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Library and Information science

#5 in Sweden

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

89. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Library and Information science

#17 in Germany

#246 in the World

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

90. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Spain

#249 in the World

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

91. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

92. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1823

93. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#39 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

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

94. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Library and Information science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Founded: 1964

95. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Library and Information science

#18 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
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. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Library and Information science

#3 in Spain

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

98. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Library and Information science

#4 in Spain

#266 in the World

Founded: 1508

99. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Library and Information science

#2 in Austria

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

100. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Library and Information science

#5 in Spain

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

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