Library and Information Studies Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of the best colleges in Library and Information Studies study is 71.1%. The graduation rate is calculated by number of completers by dividing number of candidates. The completers have completed their degree/certificate within 150% of normal time, for example within 6 years for 4-years BS degree program.
The average transfer-out rate is 15.8% and the average retention rate is 85.3% (full-time students).
Next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics.
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest graduation rate of 93% and North Carolina Central University has the lowest graduation rate of 44% and .
- Emporia State University has the highest transfer-out rate of 36% and Simmons University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 2% and .
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest retention rate of 97% and University of Southern Mississippi has the lowest retention rate of 70% and .
Library and Information Studies Best Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
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 | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 93% | 83 |
| 49 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 91% | 5% | 96% | 92 |
| 159 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | - | 94% | 77 |
| 107 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public, 4 years four-years | 89% | 6% | 95% | 86 |
| 40 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 87% | - | 95% | 85 |
| 68 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | 7% | 92% | 80 |
| 87 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 83% | - | 91% | 45 |
| 57 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 93% | - | 97% | 85 |
| 237 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public, 4 years four-years | 81% | 10% | 90% | 72 |
| 498 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public, 4 years four-years | 72% | 20% | 89% | 41 |
| 108 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public, 4 years four-years | 84% | 5% | 94% | 82 |
| 474 | Simmons University Boston, MA Private, 4 years four-years | 74% | 2% | 81% | - |
| 74 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | 89% | - | 94% | 65 |
| 122 | Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Private, 4 years four-years | 78% | - | 87% | 65 |
| 56 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 92% | 3% | 97% | 53 |
| 338 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years | 47% | - | 72% | 36 |
| 128 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public, 4 years four-years | 68% | - | 85% | 40 |
| 212 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public, 4 years four-years | 83% | 11% | 93% | 80 |
| 375 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years | 78% | 15% | 90% | 56 |
| 274 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 64% | 6% | 78% | 60 |
| 105 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO Public, 4 years four-years | 75% | - | 89% | 66 |
| 785 | University of North Texas Denton, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 58% | 25% | 80% | 47 |
| 588 | San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public, 4 years four-years | 68% | 2% | 85% | 56 |
| 482 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 73% | 17% | 84% | 67 |
| 894 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 57% | 26% | 73% | 43 |
| 817 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI Public, 4 years four-years | 60% | 21% | 84% | 51 |
| 301 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 20% | 71% | 48 |
| 554 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public, 4 years four-years | 72% | 18% | 87% | 60 |
| 647 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public, 4 years four-years | 67% | 18% | 86% | 67 |
| 292 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public, 4 years four-years | 74% | 10% | 90% | 66 |
| 422 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Public, 4 years four-years | 48% | - | 73% | 50 |
| 398 | The Catholic University of America Washington, DC Private, 4 years four-years | 76% | - | 88% | - |
| 185 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Public, 4 years four-years | 62% | - | 79% | 49 |
| 104 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Public, 4 years four-years | 76% | - | 88% | 76 |
| 1 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 76% | 4% | 89% | 40 |
| 873 | SUNY at Albany Albany, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 65% | 25% | 83% | 55 |
| 145 | University of Denver Denver, CO Private, 4 years four-years | 77% | - | 88% | 67 |
| 594 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public, 4 years four-years | 73% | 18% | 89% | 80 |
| 27 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private, 4 years four-years | 92% | - | 97% | 33 |
| 864 | Dominican University River Forest, IL Private, 4 years four-years | 58% | 29% | 75% | 100 |
| 172 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public, 4 years four-years | 69% | - | 84% | 50 |
| 922 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 44% | 27% | 76% | 47 |
| 983 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY Public, 4 years four-years | 56% | 22% | 77% | 63 |
| 1110 | Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public, 4 years four-years | 51% | 36% | 72% | - |
| 2 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR Public, 4 years four-years | 47% | - | 77% | 11 |
| 385 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 51% | - | 70% | 38 |
| 1012 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public, 4 years four-years | 65% | 24% | 80% | 65 |
| 277 | St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN Private, 4 years four-years | 63% | 26% | 83% | - |
| 189 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY Private, 4 years four-years | 69% | - | 82% | 40 |
| 175 | University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI Public, 4 years four-years | 71% | - | 85% | 69 |
| Average | 71% | 16% | 85% | 61 |