18 Best universities for Library and Information science in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 90.5K citations received by 7.06K 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

#153 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#173 in Europe

#436 in the World

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

3. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#226 in Europe

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Library and Information science

#233 in Europe

#588 in the World

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

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Library and Information science

#267 in Europe

#668 in the World

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

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Library and Information science

#357 in Europe

#930 in the World

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

7. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#443 in Europe

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Library and Information science

#449 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#531 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Library and Information science

#548 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Library and Information science

#554 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#557 in Europe

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

13. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#583 in Europe

#1821 in the World

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

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Library and Information science

#646 in Europe

#2127 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Library and Information science

#676 in Europe

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

16. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#767 in Europe

#2744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

17. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Library and Information science

#812 in Europe

#2928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Library and Information science

#827 in Europe

#3016 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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