Top Library and Information Science (LIS) Schools Tuition Comparison Charts

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked first in Library and Information Studies and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is placed in second.

Library and information science (LIS) is a merging of the two fields library science and information science. The phrase "library and information science" is associated with schools of library and information science (abbreviated to "SLIS"), which generally developed from professional training programs (not academic disciplines) to university institutions during the second half of the 20th century. In the last part of 1960s schools of librarianship began to add the term "information science" to their names. The first school to do this was at the University of Pittsburgh in 1964. More schools followed during the 1970s and 1980s, and by the 1990s almost all library schools in the USA had added information science to their names. The trend was more for the adoption of information technology rather than the concept of a science.

Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in Library And Information Studies Major

9 public and 3 private schools are ranked in the top 10 Library and Information Studies colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 52.58% where University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the tightest acceptance ratio of 27% and Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest ratio of 79%. Total 437,960 students are enrolled into best Library and Information Studies schools where The University of Texas at Austin has the largest population with 51,331 students and Simmons College has the smallest with 6,111 students. The average graduation rate is 81.75% and the average students to faculty ratio is 14.67:1 at those colleges.

Next table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Library and Information Studies colleges including acceptance ratio, graduation rates, student population, and students to faculty ratio.

Table. Best Library And Information Studies Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	60%	85%	46,951	20:1 (5.00 %)
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	27%	91%	29,468	13:1 (7.69 %)
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	45%	84%	45,591	17:1 (5.88 %)
4	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	52%	82%	21,970	15:1 (6.67 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	29%	91%	44,718	12:1 (8.33 %)
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	57%	80%	50,146	15:1 (6.67 %)
6	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	40%	81%	51,331	18:1 (5.56 %)
8	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	79%	76%	49,695	17:1 (5.88 %)
9	Simmons College Boston, MA	64%	74%	6,111	7:1 (14.29 %)
10	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	75%	70%	24,232	10:1 (10.00 %)
10	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	48%	86%	39,083	17:1 (5.88 %)
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	55%	81%	28,664	15:1 (6.67 %)
	Average	52.58%	81.75%	437,960 (Total)	14.67:1 (6.82 %)

Best Library and Information Studies Colleges 2018 Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best Library and Information Studies Colleges. The 2017-2018 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2018-2019 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of best Library and Information Studies schools is $37,797 where Drexel University has the most expensive costs with $52,002 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the lowest amount of tuition with with $30,579. The average graduate tuition & fees of best Library and Information Studies schools is $31,463 where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest tuition with $45,484 and Simmons College has the lowest amount of tuition with with $21,154.

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Table. Best Library and Information Studies Colleges 2018 Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,074	$31,194	$13,223	$28,610
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$9,005	$34,588	$9,179	$35,273
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$10,974	$35,538	$11,200	$36,301
4	Syracuse University	$46,755		$48,554
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$14,826	$47,476	$14,357	$47,953
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$14,638	$30,579	$14,909	$31,145
6	The University of Texas at Austin	$10,398	$36,744	$10,713	$37,838
8	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,533	$34,845	$10,680	$35,454
9	Simmons College	$39,600		$40,636
10	Drexel University	$52,002		$52,992
10	University of Maryland-College Park	$10,399	$33,606	$10,622	$35,243
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$19,080	$30,642	$19,553	$31,552
	Average	$12,770	$37,797	$12,715	$38,463

Table. Best Library and Information Studies Colleges 2018 Graduate School Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2018 Tuition & Fees		2019 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,224	$31,811	$18,159	$32,096
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$11,929	$29,140	$12,261	$29,467
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$16,272	$28,320	$16,278	$28,326
4	Syracuse University	$37,276		$38,732
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$22,696	$45,484	$23,635	$47,369
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$18,984	$30,792	$19,342	$31,370
6	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,490	$22,178	$11,683	$22,858
8	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,279	$31,448	$10,570	$33,275
9	Simmons College	$21,154		$21,599
10	Drexel University	$33,996		$34,996
10	University of Maryland-College Park	$13,884	$28,122	$14,542	$29,498
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$23,140	$37,830	$23,716	$38,959
	Average	$16,322	$31,463	$16,687	$32,379