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 20.2M citations received by 922K academic papers made by 1,016 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: $25,078

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

3. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

6. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Library and Information science

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

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: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

8. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

9. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#1 in Canada

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

10. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

11. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Library and Information science

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

12. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Library and Information science

#11 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

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: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
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: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

15. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

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: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

18. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

19. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

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: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

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: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

22. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#21 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

23. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Library and Information science

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

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: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

25. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

26. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Library and Information science

#25 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

27. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#26 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

28. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#27 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

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: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#29 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

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: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

32. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Library and Information science

#31 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

33. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

34. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#33 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

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: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

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: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

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: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

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: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

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: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

42. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Library and Information science

#39 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

43. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Library and Information science

#40 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

44. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#41 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

45. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#42 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

46. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Library and Information science

#4 in Canada

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

47. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Library and Information science

#43 in the United States

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

48. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#44 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

49. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Library and Information science

#45 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

50. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Library and Information science

#46 in the United States

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

51. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Library and Information science

#47 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

52. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#48 in the United States

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

53. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#49 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

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: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

55. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Library and Information science

#51 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

56. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#52 in the United States

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

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: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

58. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#54 in the United States

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

59. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Library and Information science

#55 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#56 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

61. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Library and Information science

#57 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

62. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#5 in Canada

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

63. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#58 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

64. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#6 in Canada

#104 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: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

66. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Library and Information science

#60 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

67. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Library and Information science

#61 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

68. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Library and Information science

#62 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
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

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

71. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#64 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

72. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Library and Information science

#65 in the United States

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

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: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

74. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#67 in the United States

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

75. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#8 in Canada

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

76. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Library and Information science

#68 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

77. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#69 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

78. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#70 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

79. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#71 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

80. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Library and Information science

#72 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

81. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#73 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

82. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Library and Information science

#74 in the United States

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $12,328
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,018

83. 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

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Library and Information science

#75 in the United States

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

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: 75%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

86. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Library and Information science

#77 in the United States

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

87. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#78 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

88. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Library and Information science

#79 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

89. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Library and Information science

#80 in the United States

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

90. Syracuse University

United States | New York State

For Library and Information science

#81 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

91. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Library and Information science

#82 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

92. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Library and Information science

#83 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

93. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Library and Information science

#84 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

94. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Library and Information science

#85 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

95. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Library and Information science

#86 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

96. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Library and Information science

#10 in Canada

#158 in the World

Founded: 1957

97. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Library and Information science

#87 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

98. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Library and Information science

#88 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

99. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#89 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

100. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Library and Information science

#90 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

Computer Science subfields in North America