17 Best universities for Library and Information science in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 52.6K citations received by 5.43K academic papers made by 17 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

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#189 in Europe

#476 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Library and Information science

#215 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

4. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#228 in Europe

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Library and Information science

#270 in Europe

#695 in the World

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

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Library and Information science

#393 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

7. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Library and Information science

#462 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

8. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#483 in Europe

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

9. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#508 in Europe

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#532 in Europe

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Library and Information science

#541 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Library and Information science

#571 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Library and Information science

#576 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Founded: 1986

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Library and Information science

#583 in Europe

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1973

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Library and Information science

#660 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

16. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Library and Information science

#740 in Europe

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

17. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Library and Information science

#765 in Europe

#2812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

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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