19 Best universities for Library and Information science in Ontario

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ontario ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 528K citations received by 29.9K academic papers made by 19 universities in Ontario 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 Toronto

For Library and Information science

#1 in Canada

#11 in North America

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

2. McMaster University

For Library and Information science

#5 in Canada

#63 in North America

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

3. Western University

For Library and Information science

#7 in Canada

#72 in North America

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

4. University of Ottawa

For Library and Information science

#8 in Canada

#76 in North America

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

5. University of Waterloo

For Library and Information science

#10 in Canada

#105 in North America

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

6. Queen's University

For Library and Information science

#14 in Canada

#126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

7. York University

For Library and Information science

#15 in Canada

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

8. University of Guelph

For Library and Information science

#17 in Canada

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

9. Carleton University

For Library and Information science

#19 in Canada

#144 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

10. Brock University

For Library and Information science

#26 in Canada

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 18,824
Founded: 1964

11. Wilfrid Laurier University

For Library and Information science

#27 in Canada

#306 in North America

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1911

12. University of Windsor

For Library and Information science

#28 in Canada

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,092
Founded: 1857

13. Lakehead University

For Library and Information science

#30 in Canada

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

14. Laurentian University

Greater Sudbury

For Library and Information science

#33 in Canada

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 9,323
Founded: 1960

15. Ryerson University

For Library and Information science

#34 in Canada

#385 in North America

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

16. Trent University

For Library and Information science

#36 in Canada

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

17. Royal Military College of Canada

For Library and Information science

#37 in Canada

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1876

18. Ontario Tech University

For Library and Information science

#47 in Canada

#624 in North America

Founded: 2002

19. Nipissing University

For Library and Information science

#62 in Canada

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,838
Founded: 1992

Closest to Ontario states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Quebec	13	3
Manitoba	3	11
New Brunswick	3	25
Nova Scotia	6	13
Alberta	6	4
British Columbia	10	2