43 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 710K citations received by 37.4K academic papers made by 43 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: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

3. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#53 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Library and Information science

#139 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

6. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Library and Information science

#160 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#161 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#174 in the United States

#196 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

9. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#218 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

10. Illinois State University

Normal

For Library and Information science

#231 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Library and Information science

#267 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Library and Information science

#294 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Library and Information science

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

14. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Library and Information science

#386 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

15. Rush University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#394 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

16. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Library and Information science

#404 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

17. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Library and Information science

#438 in the United States

#476 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

18. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#452 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

19. Bradley University

Peoria

For Library and Information science

#460 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

20. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Library and Information science

#475 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

21. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Library and Information science

#521 in the United States

#562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

22. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#531 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

23. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#555 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

24. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#557 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Library and Information science

#560 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

26. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Library and Information science

#567 in the United States

#608 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

27. Knox College

Galesburg

For Library and Information science

#631 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

28. North Central College

Naperville

For Library and Information science

#637 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

29. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Library and Information science

#646 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

30. Dominican University

River Forest

For Library and Information science

#678 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

31. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#679 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

32. Monmouth College

Monmouth

For Library and Information science

#717 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $20,237

33. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#779 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

34. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Library and Information science

#780 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

35. Blackburn College

Carlinville

For Library and Information science

#796 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $21,575
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,112

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

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#820 in the United States

#883 in North America

Enrollment: 62
Male:Female: 51:49

37. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#850 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

38. Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#857 in the United States

#921 in North America

Enrollment: 133
Male:Female: 51:49

39. Catholic Theological Union at Chicago

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#866 in the United States

#930 in North America

Enrollment: 213
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1968

40. Rockford University

Rockford

For Library and Information science

#877 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 963
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $25,047

41. Greenville University

Greenville

For Library and Information science

#881 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1009
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,718

42. Millikin University

Decatur

For Library and Information science

#885 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

43. McCormick Theological Seminary

Chicago

For Library and Information science

#902 in the United States

#966 in North America

Enrollment: 162
Male:Female: 59:41

Closest to Illinois states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	20	48
Missouri	20	45
Iowa	9	50
Kentucky	14	58
Wisconsin	19	7
Tennessee	21	51
Ohio	36	27
Michigan	23	5
Arkansas	6	123
West Virginia	3	152
Minnesota	20	11
Mississippi	6	127
Kansas	8	59
Alabama	13	78
Virginia	29	35
Georgia	22	56
North Carolina	25	36
Oklahoma	7	109
Nebraska	8	104
South Carolina	13	69
Pennsylvania	58	13
South Dakota	4	327
District of Columbia	7	62
Louisiana	16	91
Maryland	19	19
New York	95	10
New Jersey	20	22
North Dakota	2	164
Connecticut	15	12
Texas	50	15
Vermont	5	112
Colorado	14	55
Massachusetts	46	3
Rhode Island	7	87
Florida	30	25
New Hampshire	8	85
New Mexico	4	96
Maine	7	209
Utah	6	37
Arizona	6	26
Idaho	3	188
Oregon	12	68
Washington	15	6
California	73	1
Puerto Rico	3	554
Hawaii	3	119

Closest to Illinois states to learn Library and Information science

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