58 Best colleges for Library and Information science in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 777K citations received by 41.9K academic papers made by 58 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Library and Information science

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#17 in the United States

#18 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Library and Information science

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

4. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Library and Information science

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#89 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

6. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#97 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Library and Information science

#103 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

8. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#135 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

9. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Library and Information science

#150 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

10. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Library and Information science

#166 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Library and Information science

#217 in the United States

#241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

12. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Library and Information science

#222 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

13. Villanova University

Villanova

For Library and Information science

#271 in the United States

#297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

14. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Library and Information science

#304 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

15. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Library and Information science

#309 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

16. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Library and Information science

#348 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Library and Information science

#359 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

18. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Library and Information science

#364 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

19. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Library and Information science

#369 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Library and Information science

#372 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

21. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Library and Information science

#384 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

22. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Library and Information science

#402 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

23. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Library and Information science

#422 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

24. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Library and Information science

#431 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

25. Haverford College

Haverford

For Library and Information science

#434 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

26. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Library and Information science

#451 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

27. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Library and Information science

#463 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

28. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Library and Information science

#510 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

29. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#516 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

30. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Library and Information science

#522 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

31. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#539 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

32. Widener University

Chester

For Library and Information science

#544 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

33. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Library and Information science

#566 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

34. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Library and Information science

#578 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

35. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#582 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

36. Thiel College

Greenville

For Library and Information science

#590 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $22,732
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,563

37. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#601 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

38. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Library and Information science

#622 in the United States

#673 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

39. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Library and Information science

#623 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

40. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Library and Information science

#664 in the United States

#715 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

41. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Library and Information science

#682 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

42. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Library and Information science

#683 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

43. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Library and Information science

#697 in the United States

#752 in North America

Founded: 1927

44. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Library and Information science

#702 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

45. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Library and Information science

#715 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

46. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Library and Information science

#724 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

47. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Library and Information science

#733 in the United States

#789 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

48. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Library and Information science

#739 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia

For Library and Information science

#745 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1200
Net Price: $38,204
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Library and Information science

#759 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

51. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Library and Information science

#773 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

52. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Library and Information science

#781 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

53. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Library and Information science

#795 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

54. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Library and Information science

#797 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

55. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Library and Information science

#813 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

56. Gannon University

Erie

For Library and Information science

#843 in the United States

#907 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

57. Albright College

Reading

For Library and Information science

#848 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $21,496
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,420

58. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Library and Information science

#879 in the United States

#943 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Library and Information science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	19
District of Columbia	7	62
New Jersey	20	22
New York	95	10
West Virginia	3	152
Connecticut	15	12
Virginia	29	35
Ohio	36	27
Massachusetts	46	3
Rhode Island	7	87
Vermont	5	112
New Hampshire	8	85
North Carolina	25	36
Indiana	20	48
Kentucky	14	58
Michigan	23	5
South Carolina	13	69
Maine	7	209
Tennessee	21	51
Illinois	43	9
Georgia	22	56
Wisconsin	19	7
Alabama	13	78
Iowa	9	50
Missouri	20	45
Mississippi	6	127
Minnesota	20	11
Arkansas	6	123
Florida	30	25
Louisiana	16	91
Kansas	8	59
South Dakota	4	327
Nebraska	8	104
Oklahoma	7	109
North Dakota	2	164
Texas	50	15
Colorado	14	55
New Mexico	4	96
Puerto Rico	3	554
Utah	6	37
Idaho	3	188
Arizona	6	26
Washington	15	6
Oregon	12	68
California	73	1
Hawaii	3	119

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Library and Information science

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