2024 Best Colleges in Library and Information Studies Study
By school types, there are 40 public schools and 10 private schools in the best Library and Information Studies colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranked first and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked second.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the best colleges in Library and Information Studies study is $17,885 for state residents and $35,088 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 67.74% and the average SAT score is 1,262.The average number of students is 29,055 and the average student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $35,088 and University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $68,237 and University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,324.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $30,579 and University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $68,128 and University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,470.
- The average SAT score is 1,262 and University of Southern California has the highest SAT score of 1,520 and North Carolina Central University has the lowest score of 970.
- The average acceptance rate is 67.74% and University of California-Los Angeles has the tightest (lowest) rate of 9% and University of Southern Mississippi has the loosest (lowest) rate of 99%.
- The average student population is 29,055 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most students of 56,916 and Dominican University has the fewest students of 3,196.
- The average graduation rate is 71.08% and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest rate of 93% and North Carolina Central University has the lowest rate of 44%.
2024 Best Colleges in Library and Information Studies Study
The following table lists the best colleges in Library and Information Studies programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years | $34,501 | $33,640 | 1,440 | 44.8% | 56,916 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, 4 years | $39,330 | $30,819 | 1,460 | 17.1% | 31,705 | 91% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years | $41,997 | $32,511 | - | 47.5% | 52,319 | 84% | 21 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public, 4 years | $40,306 | $37,383 | 1,460 | 44.6% | 40,792 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years | $42,778 | $22,954 | 1,370 | 31.4% | 52,384 | 87% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years | $36,001 | $36,244 | 1,370 | 66.3% | 50,637 | 84% | 15 to 1 |
| 7 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Private, 4 years | $63,061 | $46,318 | 1,350 | 51.8% | 22,698 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years | $58,072 | $55,052 | 1,470 | 17.7% | 51,225 | 93% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years | $40,482 | $33,410 | 1,290 | 82.4% | 47,005 | 81% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 4 years | $31,974 | $32,108 | 1,240 | 68.4% | 33,805 | 72% | 18 to 1 |
| 11 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years | $18,786 | $26,707 | 1,290 | 25.0% | 44,161 | 84% | 17 to 1 |
| 12 | Simmons University Boston, MA Private, 4 years | $45,538 | $28,662 | 1,270 | 76.5% | 5,710 | 74% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years | $40,603 | $25,615 | 1,430 | 49.1% | 48,956 | 89% | 18 to 1 |
| 14 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years | $60,663 | $37,074 | 1,330 | 79.6% | 22,344 | 78% | 9 to 1 |
| 15 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years | $44,524 | $28,985 | - | 8.6% | 46,430 | 92% | 18 to 1 |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years | $22,020 | $25,697 | - | 86.3% | 22,676 | 47% | 17 to 1 |
| 17 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years | $33,406 | $35,459 | 1,180 | 94.9% | 31,547 | 68% | 17 to 1 |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public, 4 years | $39,890 | $45,034 | 1,370 | 49.1% | 33,767 | 83% | 13 to 1 |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years | $34,934 | $30,160 | 1,280 | 64.1% | 35,653 | 78% | 18 to 1 |
| 20 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public, 4 years | $22,316 | $23,352 | 1,100 | 88.0% | 25,854 | 64% | 19 to 1 |
| 21 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO Public, 4 years | $34,338 | $31,029 | 1,240 | 79.1% | 31,304 | 75% | 18 to 1 |
| 22 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public, 4 years | $21,244 | $16,622 | 1,120 | 79.1% | 44,767 | 58% | 23 to 1 |
| 23 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years | $19,872 | $18,930 | - | 76.7% | 35,751 | 68% | 22 to 1 |
| 24 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public, 4 years | $30,572 | $27,338 | 1,280 | 67.7% | 32,099 | 73% | 12 to 1 |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public, 4 years | $23,339 | $22,676 | 1,190 | 91.9% | 17,978 | 57% | 17 to 1 |
| 26 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public, 4 years | $30,419 | $41,820 | 1,140 | 75.3% | 23,630 | 60% | 14 to 1 |
| 27 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public, 4 years | $33,717 | $27,992 | 1,140 | 82.9% | 25,979 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| 28 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years | $33,200 | $33,040 | 1,260 | 80.1% | 38,644 | 72% | 19 to 1 |
| 29 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years | $41,095 | $33,961 | 1,240 | 86.8% | 49,403 | 67% | 17 to 1 |
| 30 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public, 4 years | $17,324 | $21,126 | 1,230 | 43.9% | 49,600 | 74% | 22 to 1 |
| 31 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Public, 4 years | $18,720 | $15,450 | 1,040 | 93.6% | 15,958 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| 32 | The Catholic University of America Washington, DC Private, 4 years | $55,834 | $53,220 | - | 85.6% | 4,968 | 76% | 11 to 1 |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Public, 4 years | $34,218 | $34,550 | 1,180 | 72.8% | 19,074 | 62% | 14 to 1 |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Public, 4 years | $26,665 | $25,342 | 1,220 | 72.9% | 28,308 | 76% | 16 to 1 |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY Private, 4 years | $59,683 | $38,986 | 1,300 | 50.5% | 5,494 | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| 36 | SUNY at Albany Albany, NY Public, 4 years | $28,998 | $25,875 | 1,190 | 67.9% | 16,658 | 65% | 17 to 1 |
| 37 | University of Denver Denver, CO Private, 4 years | $59,340 | $58,347 | 1,320 | 77.7% | 13,734 | 77% | 8 to 1 |
| 38 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years | $32,927 | $34,882 | 1,230 | 86.0% | 30,015 | 73% | 16 to 1 |
| 39 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years | $68,237 | $68,128 | 1,520 | 12.0% | 48,945 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| 40 | Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years | $37,844 | $19,500 | 1,010 | 89.5% | 3,196 | 58% | 11 to 1 |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years | $28,631 | $29,962 | 1,230 | 75.7% | 37,348 | 69% | 22 to 1 |
| 42 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Public, 4 years | $19,578 | $20,788 | 970 | 84.4% | 7,553 | 44% | 14 to 1 |
| 43 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY Public, 4 years | $15,488 | $21,042 | - | 69.5% | 17,001 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 44 | Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public, 4 years | $15,669 | $19,510 | - | 95.7% | 5,324 | 51% | 17 to 1 |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR Public, 4 years | $5,324 | $4,470 | - | 51.6% | 12,037 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
| 46 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public, 4 years | $11,618 | $11,618 | - | 98.8% | 13,526 | 51% | 15 to 1 |
| 47 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public, 4 years | $23,638 | $20,807 | - | 92.3% | 27,151 | 65% | 18 to 1 |
| 48 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years | $49,758 | $18,570 | 1,340 | 92.5% | 3,577 | 63% | 10 to 1 |
| 49 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY Private, 4 years | $50,110 | $34,246 | 1,210 | 84.7% | 19,663 | 69% | 16 to 1 |
| 50 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI Public, 4 years | $35,804 | $31,952 | 1,170 | 76.4% | 17,473 | 71% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | $35,088 | $30,579 | 1,262 | 67.7% | 29,055 | 71% | 16 to 1 |