Top School Library Media Schools Admission and Tuition Comparison

Florida State University is ranked first in School Library Media and Rutgers University-New Brunswick is placed in second.

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Academic Factors Comparison Between Best Colleges in School Library Media Major

9 public and 3 private schools are ranked in the top 10 School Library Media colleges. The average acceptance ratio of the schools is 59.25% where University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the tightest acceptance ratio of 27% and University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest ratio of 85%. Total 395,025 students are enrolled into best School Library Media schools where Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the largest population with 50,146 students and Simmons College has the smallest with 6,111 students. The average graduation rate is 76.25% and the average students to faculty ratio is 16.25:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best School Library Media Colleges Overview

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	58%	80%	41,173	24:1 (4.17 %)
2	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	57%	80%	50,146	15:1 (6.67 %)
3	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	52%	82%	21,970	15:1 (6.67 %)
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	45%	84%	45,591	17:1 (5.88 %)
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	60%	85%	46,951	20:1 (5.00 %)
5	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	68%	73%	34,099	18:1 (5.56 %)
7	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	48%	86%	39,083	17:1 (5.88 %)
8	University of North Texas Denton, TX	72%	52%	38,145	26:1 (3.85 %)
9	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	85%	58%	18,056	13:1 (7.69 %)
10	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	75%	70%	24,232	10:1 (10.00 %)
10	Simmons College Boston, MA	64%	74%	6,111	7:1 (14.29 %)
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	27%	91%	29,468	13:1 (7.69 %)
	Average	59.25%	76.25%	395,025 (Total)	16.25:1 (6.15 %)

Best School Library Media Colleges 2018 Tuition & Fees Comparison and 2019 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2017-2018 tuition & fees and compares the costs between Best School Library Media 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 School Library Media schools is $34,075 where Drexel University has the most expensive costs with $52,002 and Florida State University has the lowest amount of tuition with with $18,786. The average graduate tuition & fees of best School Library Media schools is $28,939 where University of Hawaii at Manoa has the highest tuition with $37,670 and University of North Texas has the lowest amount of tuition with with $14,635.

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Table. Best School Library Media 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	Florida State University	$5,656	$18,786	$4,916	$16,284
2	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$14,638	$30,579	$14,909	$31,145
3	Syracuse University	$46,755		$48,554
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$10,974	$35,538	$11,200	$36,301
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,074	$31,194	$13,223	$28,610
5	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$11,862	$31,962	$12,285	$33,080
7	University of Maryland-College Park	$10,399	$33,606	$10,622	$35,243
8	University of North Texas	$10,544	$20,504	$10,950	$21,079
9	University of Hawaii at Manoa	$11,754	$33,786	$11,776	$33,808
10	Drexel University	$52,002		$52,992
10	Simmons College	$39,600		$40,636
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$9,005	$34,588	$9,179	$35,273
	Average	$11,101	$34,075	$11,007	$34,417

Table. Best School Library Media 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	Florida State University	$11,553	$25,985	$11,563	$25,292
2	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$18,984	$30,792	$19,342	$31,370
3	Syracuse University	$37,276		$38,732
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$16,272	$28,320	$16,278	$28,326
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,224	$31,811	$18,159	$32,096
5	University of South Carolina-Columbia	$13,254	$28,368	$13,726	$29,362
7	University of Maryland-College Park	$13,884	$28,122	$14,542	$29,498
8	University of North Texas	$7,165	$14,635	$7,147	$14,744
9	University of Hawaii at Manoa	$16,190	$37,670	$16,212	$37,692
10	Drexel University	$33,996		$34,996
10	Simmons College	$21,154		$21,599
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$11,929	$29,140	$12,261	$29,467
	Average	$14,162	$28,939	$14,359	$29,431