44 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 1.05M citations received by 45.4K academic papers made by 44 universities in Illinois 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 Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Library and Information science

#9 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Library and Information science

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#50 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

5. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#133 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Library and Information science

#144 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Library and Information science

#161 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#184 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Library and Information science

#220 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#230 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Library and Information science

#305 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Library and Information science

#347 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Library and Information science

#367 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

14. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Library and Information science

#385 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#404 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Library and Information science

#425 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Library and Information science

#435 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

18. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Library and Information science

#438 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Library and Information science

#456 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

20. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#466 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

21. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#538 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#578 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

23. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Library and Information science

#582 in the United States

#629 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

24. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Library and Information science

#591 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

25. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#600 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

26. Greenville University

Greenville

For Library and Information science

#608 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,442

27. North Central College

Naperville

For Library and Information science

#615 in the United States

#663 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

28. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Library and Information science

#622 in the United States

#671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

29. Governors State University

University Park

For Library and Information science

#632 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

30. Knox College

Galesburg

For Library and Information science

#669 in the United States

#722 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

31. Dominican University

River Forest

For Library and Information science

#692 in the United States

#745 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

32. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#717 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

33. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#801 in the United States

#863 in North America

Enrollment: 198
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1968

34. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Library and Information science

#805 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,088

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Library and Information science

#818 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $21,349
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,613

36. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#819 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

37. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Library and Information science

#839 in the United States

#901 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

38. National Louis University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#851 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

39. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#856 in the United States

#921 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

40. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#898 in the United States

#963 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

41. Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#906 in the United States

#971 in North America

Enrollment: 76
Male:Female: 47:53

42. Rockford University

Rockford

For Library and Information science

#922 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,098

43. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#923 in the United States

#988 in North America

Enrollment: 114
Male:Female: 44:56

44. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#949 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 63:37

Closest to Illinois states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	21	31
Missouri	20	39
Iowa	9	48
Kentucky	14	62
Wisconsin	20	10
Tennessee	22	52
Ohio	38	24
Michigan	24	5
Arkansas	7	123
West Virginia	3	150
Minnesota	21	12
Mississippi	7	134
Kansas	8	59
Alabama	14	68
Virginia	30	38
Georgia	21	56
North Carolina	26	36
Oklahoma	8	107
Nebraska	9	98
South Carolina	14	83
Pennsylvania	61	13
South Dakota	4	335
District of Columbia	8	63
Louisiana	16	85
Maryland	20	18
New York	99	8
New Jersey	20	22
North Dakota	2	188
Connecticut	17	11
Texas	53	16
Vermont	5	109
Colorado	14	55
Massachusetts	50	3
Rhode Island	7	92
Florida	32	28
New Hampshire	9	91
New Mexico	5	95
Maine	7	208
Montana	3	168
Utah	6	40
Arizona	6	30
Idaho	3	187
Oregon	14	57
Washington	16	6
California	78	1
Puerto Rico	4	545
Hawaii	3	122

Closest to Illinois states to learn Library and Information science

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