18 Best universities for Library and Information science in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 79.4K citations received by 6.99K academic papers made by 18 universities in Portugal 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 Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#159 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#175 in Europe

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

3. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#228 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Library and Information science

#234 in Europe

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Library and Information science

#266 in Europe

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Library and Information science

#361 in Europe

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

7. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#448 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Library and Information science

#464 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#536 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#550 in Europe

#1718 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Library and Information science

#554 in Europe

#1735 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Library and Information science

#565 in Europe

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

13. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#579 in Europe

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Library and Information science

#647 in Europe

#2133 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Library and Information science

#680 in Europe

#2311 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

16. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#769 in Europe

#2764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

17. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Library and Information science

#820 in Europe

#2997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Library and Information science

#832 in Europe

#3070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Porto, Braga, and Coimbra.

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