100 Best universities for Library and Information science in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 2.87M citations received by 205K academic papers made by 130 universities in the United Kingdom 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

For Library and Information science

#1 in Europe
#9 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

2. University of Oxford

For Library and Information science

#2 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Library and Information science

#3 in Europe
#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. University of Manchester

For Library and Information science

#4 in Europe
#31 in the World
Founded
1824

5. Imperial College London

For Library and Information science

#5 in Europe
#47 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

6. University of Bristol

For Library and Information science

#6 in Europe
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

7. University of Edinburgh

For Library and Information science

#7 in Europe
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

8. University of Liverpool

For Library and Information science

#8 in Europe
#51 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

9. University of Birmingham

For Library and Information science

#9 in Europe
#52 in the World
Founded
1900

10. University of Sheffield

For Library and Information science

#10 in Europe
#53 in the World
Founded
1905

11. University of Glasgow

For Library and Information science

#11 in Europe
#62 in the World
Founded
1451

12. University of Nottingham

For Library and Information science

#13 in Europe
#69 in the World
Founded
1948

13. University of Leeds

For Library and Information science

#14 in Europe
#72 in the World
Founded
1904

14. King's College London

For Library and Information science

#16 in Europe
#76 in the World
Founded
1829

15. University of Southampton

For Library and Information science

#20 in Europe
#89 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

16. University of Warwick

For Library and Information science

#22 in Europe
#92 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. University of Leicester

For Library and Information science

#23 in Europe
#94 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

18. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Library and Information science

#25 in Europe
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

19. University of London

For Library and Information science

#26 in Europe
#98 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

20. University of Sussex

For Library and Information science

#29 in Europe
#109 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

21. Durham University

For Library and Information science

#31 in Europe
#116 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

22. University of York

For Library and Information science

#35 in Europe
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

23. University of Wales

For Library and Information science

#36 in Europe
#132 in the World
Founded
1893

24. University of St Andrews

For Library and Information science

#38 in Europe
#135 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

25. University of Aberdeen

For Library and Information science

#47 in Europe
#163 in the World
Founded
1495

26. University of Strathclyde

For Library and Information science

#51 in Europe
#173 in the World
Founded
1964

27. University of Dundee

For Library and Information science

#52 in Europe
#176 in the World
Founded
1967

28. University of East Anglia

For Library and Information science

#53 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

29. Newcastle University

For Library and Information science

#54 in Europe
#181 in the World
Founded
1963

30. Lancaster University

For Library and Information science

#55 in Europe
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

31. Cardiff University

For Library and Information science

#58 in Europe
#188 in the World
Founded
1997

32. University of Exeter

For Library and Information science

#60 in Europe
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

33. Queen's University Belfast

For Library and Information science

#65 in Europe
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

34. Loughborough University

For Library and Information science

#71 in Europe
#214 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

35. University of Reading

For Library and Information science

#73 in Europe
#216 in the World
Founded
1892

36. University of Kent

For Library and Information science

#83 in Europe
#236 in the World
Founded
1965

37. Queen Mary University of London

For Library and Information science

#90 in Europe
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

38. University of Essex

For Library and Information science

#91 in Europe
#253 in the World
Founded
1964

39. Birkbeck, University of London

For Library and Information science

#92 in Europe
#257 in the World
Founded
1823

40. University of Bath

For Library and Information science

#96 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

41. Ulster University

For Library and Information science

#114 in Europe
#289 in the World
Founded
1968

42. Swansea University

For Library and Information science

#115 in Europe
#291 in the World
Founded
1920

43. University of Surrey

For Library and Information science

#118 in Europe
#296 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

44. Keele University

For Library and Information science

#120 in Europe
#302 in the World
Founded
1962

45. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Library and Information science

#124 in Europe
#309 in the World
Founded
1849

46. University of Hull

For Library and Information science

#125 in Europe
#310 in the World
Founded
1954

47. University of Wolverhampton

For Library and Information science

#139 in Europe
#355 in the World
Founded
1992

48. University of Stirling

For Library and Information science

#143 in Europe
#371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

49. Aberystwyth University

For Library and Information science

#146 in Europe
#379 in the World
Founded
1872

50. City, University of London

For Library and Information science

#152 in Europe
#395 in the World
Founded
1966

52. Brunel University London

For Library and Information science

#158 in Europe
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

53. University of Plymouth

For Library and Information science

#163 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

54. University of Bradford

For Library and Information science

#164 in Europe
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

55. Bangor University

For Library and Information science

#172 in Europe
#441 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

56. Nottingham Trent University

For Library and Information science

#173 in Europe
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

57. Heriot-Watt University

For Library and Information science

#175 in Europe
#447 in the World
Founded
1966

58. University of Portsmouth

For Library and Information science

#182 in Europe
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. St George's, University of London

For Library and Information science

#183 in Europe
#461 in the World
Founded
1733

60. Aston University

For Library and Information science

#203 in Europe
#508 in the World
Founded
1895

61. University of Salford

For Library and Information science

#207 in Europe
#522 in the World
Founded
1967

62. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Library and Information science

#208 in Europe
#527 in the World
Founded
1904

63. University of Hertfordshire

For Library and Information science

#211 in Europe
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

64. London Business School

For Library and Information science

#221 in Europe
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

65. De Montfort University

For Library and Information science

#224 in Europe
#567 in the World
Founded
1992

66. Middlesex University

For Library and Information science

#234 in Europe
#594 in the World
Founded
1973

67. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#237 in Europe
#602 in the World
Founded
1992

68. University of the West of England

For Library and Information science

#241 in Europe
#622 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

69. Sheffield Hallam University

For Library and Information science

#244 in Europe
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. Northumbria University

For Library and Information science

#249 in Europe
#638 in the World
Founded
1992

71. SOAS, University of London

For Library and Information science

#256 in Europe
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

72. Liverpool John Moores University

For Library and Information science

#260 in Europe
#666 in the World
Founded
1992

73. Oxford Brookes University

For Library and Information science

#264 in Europe
#676 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

74. University of Brighton

For Library and Information science

#265 in Europe
#684 in the World
Founded
1992

75. University of Huddersfield

For Library and Information science

#267 in Europe
#689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

76. Cranfield University

For Library and Information science

#272 in Europe
#701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

77. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Library and Information science

#276 in Europe
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

78. London South Bank University

For Library and Information science

#278 in Europe
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

79. Edinburgh Napier University

For Library and Information science

#288 in Europe
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

80. London Metropolitan University

For Library and Information science

#292 in Europe
#761 in the World
Founded
1848

81. University of Westminster

For Library and Information science

#311 in Europe
#819 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

82. Coventry University

For Library and Information science

#313 in Europe
#824 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

83. University of Central Lancashire

For Library and Information science

#322 in Europe
#843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

84. Robert Gordon University

For Library and Information science

#325 in Europe
#848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

85. Bournemouth University

For Library and Information science

#332 in Europe
#876 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

86. University of Bedfordshire

For Library and Information science

#344 in Europe
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

87. Leeds Beckett University

For Library and Information science

#351 in Europe
#931 in the World
Founded
1992

88. University of Greenwich

For Library and Information science

#352 in Europe
#933 in the World
Founded
1890

89. University of East London

For Library and Information science

#355 in Europe
#940 in the World
Founded
1992

90. Heythrop College

For Library and Information science

#362 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1614

91. University of South Wales

For Library and Information science

#375 in Europe
#1002 in the World
Founded
1841

92. University of Roehampton

For Library and Information science

#383 in Europe
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

93. Staffordshire University

For Library and Information science

#384 in Europe
#1030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

94. Scotland's Rural College

For Library and Information science

#387 in Europe
#1039 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

95. University of Worcester

For Library and Information science

#389 in Europe
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

96. University of Sunderland

For Library and Information science

#392 in Europe
#1056 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

97. Teesside University

For Library and Information science

#394 in Europe
#1061 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

98. Royal Agricultural University

For Library and Information science

#399 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

99. University of Lincoln

For Library and Information science

#401 in Europe
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Library and Information science in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Cambridge, and Manchester.