North America's best Library and Information science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 19.6M citations received by 919K academic papers made by 1,014 universities in North America 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

3. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Library and Information science

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

7. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Library and Information science

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#1 in Canada

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

12. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Library and Information science

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Library and Information science

#12 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

14. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#13 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

15. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

16. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

17. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

18. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

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

19. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

20. New York University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#19 in the United States

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#20 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

22. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#21 in the United States

#26 in the World

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

23. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

24. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

25. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

26. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#25 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

27. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#26 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

28. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#27 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

29. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#28 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

30. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#29 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

31. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Library and Information science

#30 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

32. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United States

#40 in the World

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

33. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

34. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#33 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

35. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#34 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

36. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Library and Information science

#2 in Canada

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

37. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#35 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

38. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#36 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

39. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Library and Information science

#3 in Canada

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

40. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#37 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

41. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Library and Information science

#38 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

42. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Library and Information science

#39 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

43. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Library and Information science

#40 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

44. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#41 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

45. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Library and Information science

#4 in Canada

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

46. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#42 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

47. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#43 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

48. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#44 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

49. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#45 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

50. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#46 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

51. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Library and Information science

#47 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

52. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#48 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

53. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Library and Information science

#49 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#50 in the United States

#81 in the World

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

55. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#51 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

56. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Library and Information science

#52 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

57. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Library and Information science

#53 in the United States

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

58. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#54 in the United States

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

59. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#55 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#56 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

61. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Library and Information science

#57 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

62. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#58 in the United States

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

63. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#5 in Canada

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

64. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#6 in Canada

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

65. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Library and Information science

#59 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 93%

66. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#60 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

67. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Library and Information science

#61 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

68. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Library and Information science

#62 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

69. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Library and Information science

#7 in Canada

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

70. Georgetown University

United States | District of Columbia

For Library and Information science

#63 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

71. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#64 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

72. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#65 in the United States

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

73. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#66 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

74. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#67 in the United States

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

75. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Library and Information science

#68 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

76. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#8 in Canada

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

77. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#69 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

78. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#70 in the United States

#128 in the World

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

79. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Library and Information science

#71 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

80. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#72 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

81. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Library and Information science

#73 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $11,577
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,900

82. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#74 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

83. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#75 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

84. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Library and Information science

#9 in Canada

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

85. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#76 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

86. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#77 in the United States

#141 in the World

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

87. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Library and Information science

#78 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

88. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#79 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $51,520

89. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Library and Information science

#80 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

90. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#81 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

91. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#82 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

92. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Library and Information science

#83 in the United States

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

93. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#84 in the United States

#154 in the World

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

94. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Library and Information science

#85 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

95. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Library and Information science

#86 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

96. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#10 in Canada

#157 in the World

Founded: 1957

97. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Library and Information science

#87 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

98. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#88 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

99. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#89 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

100. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#90 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

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