21 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Indiana, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Indiana ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 322K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 21 universities in Indiana 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. Purdue University

West Lafayette

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

2. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis

For Library and Information science

#70 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

3. University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame

For Library and Information science

#77 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,083

4. Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington

For Library and Information science

#84 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. Ball State University

Muncie

For Library and Information science

#244 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Manchester University

North Manchester

For Library and Information science

#285 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $19,367
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $28,959

7. Indiana State University

Terre Haute

For Library and Information science

#326 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,442
Enrollment: 8,304

8. Valparaiso University

Valparaiso

For Library and Information science

#364 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,168

9. University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis

For Library and Information science

#489 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $19,903
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,037

10. Butler University

Indianapolis

For Library and Information science

#506 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $40,140

11. DePauw University

Greencastle

For Library and Information science

#534 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,507

12. Hanover College

Hanover

For Library and Information science

#551 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,929

13. Wabash College

Crawfordsville

For Library and Information science

#567 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $23,913

14. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute

For Library and Information science

#573 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $44,016

15. Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame

For Library and Information science

#625 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,389

16. Purdue University Northwest

Hammond

For Library and Information science

#631 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

17. Earlham College

Richmond

For Library and Information science

#643 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1271
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,517

18. University of Evansville

Evansville

For Library and Information science

#655 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $21,611
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,661

19. University of Southern Indiana

Evansville

For Library and Information science

#715 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

20. Taylor University

Upland

For Library and Information science

#925 in the United States

#990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,698

21. Anderson University - Indiana

Anderson

For Library and Information science

#926 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,914

Closest to Indiana states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Illinois	44	9
Kentucky	14	62
Ohio	38	24
Tennessee	22	52
Michigan	24	5
West Virginia	3	150
Missouri	20	39
Wisconsin	20	10
Iowa	9	48
Virginia	30	38
North Carolina	26	36
Pennsylvania	61	13
Arkansas	7	123
District of Columbia	8	63
Alabama	14	68
South Carolina	14	83
Georgia	21	56
Maryland	20	18
Mississippi	7	134
Minnesota	21	12
New York	99	8
New Jersey	20	22
Kansas	8	59
Louisiana	16	85
Oklahoma	8	107
Connecticut	17	11
Nebraska	9	98
Vermont	5	109
Massachusetts	50	3
South Dakota	4	335
Rhode Island	7	92
New Hampshire	9	91
Florida	32	28
North Dakota	2	188
Maine	7	208
Texas	53	16
Colorado	14	55
New Mexico	5	95
Montana	3	168
Utah	6	40
Arizona	6	30
Idaho	3	187
Washington	16	6
Oregon	14	57
California	78	1
Puerto Rico	4	545
Hawaii	3	122

Closest to Indiana states to learn Library and Information science

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