38 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 481K citations received by 30.6K academic papers made by 38 universities in Ohio 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. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Library and Information science

#24 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Library and Information science

#43 in the United States

#47 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Library and Information science

#96 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Library and Information science

#132 in the United States

#151 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Library and Information science

#145 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Library and Information science

#151 in the United States

#172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Library and Information science

#157 in the United States

#178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Library and Information science

#175 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Library and Information science

#176 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Library and Information science

#243 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Library and Information science

#252 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Library and Information science

#277 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Library and Information science

#312 in the United States

#342 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Library and Information science

#324 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Library and Information science

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

16. Denison University

Granville

For Library and Information science

#381 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

17. Walsh University

North Canton

For Library and Information science

#436 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

18. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Library and Information science

#502 in the United States

#545 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Library and Information science

#526 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

20. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Library and Information science

#532 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

21. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Library and Information science

#546 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Library and Information science

#583 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Library and Information science

#592 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

24. Capital University

Columbus

For Library and Information science

#597 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Library and Information science

#614 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

26. Hiram College

Hiram

For Library and Information science

#644 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Library and Information science

#677 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

28. Franklin University

Columbus

For Library and Information science

#700 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Library and Information science

#743 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Library and Information science

#772 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For Library and Information science

#822 in the United States

#884 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

32. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Library and Information science

#834 in the United States

#896 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

33. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Library and Information science

#884 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

34. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Library and Information science

#904 in the United States

#969 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

35. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Library and Information science

#909 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

36. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Library and Information science

#912 in the United States

#977 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

37. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Library and Information science

#934 in the United States

#999 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Library and Information science

#935 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

Closest to Ohio states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	150
Indiana	21	31
Kentucky	14	62
Pennsylvania	61	13
Virginia	30	38
Michigan	24	5
District of Columbia	8	63
Maryland	20	18
Illinois	44	9
Tennessee	22	52
North Carolina	26	36
New Jersey	20	22
New York	99	8
Wisconsin	20	10
South Carolina	14	83
Connecticut	17	11
Georgia	21	56
Missouri	20	39
Iowa	9	48
Vermont	5	109
Massachusetts	50	3
Rhode Island	7	92
Alabama	14	68
New Hampshire	9	91
Arkansas	7	123
Mississippi	7	134
Minnesota	21	12
Maine	7	208
Kansas	8	59
Louisiana	16	85
Florida	32	28
Oklahoma	8	107
Nebraska	9	98
South Dakota	4	335
North Dakota	2	188
Texas	53	16
Colorado	14	55
New Mexico	5	95
Montana	3	168
Utah	6	40
Idaho	3	187
Arizona	6	30
Puerto Rico	4	545
Washington	16	6
Oregon	14	57
California	78	1
Hawaii	3	122

Closest to Ohio states to learn Library and Information science

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