Best Colleges in Library and Information Studies Program

This page introduces the top colleges in Library and Information Studies program. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked first in Library and Information Studies program ranking and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is placed in second. Next describes the Library and Information Studies program in general.

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 Comparison Between Best Colleges in Library And Information Studies Program

9 public and 3 private schools are ranked in the top Library and Information Studies colleges. The average acceptance rate of the schools is 53.00% where University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the tightest acceptance rate of 23% and Indiana University-Bloomington has the highest rate of 77%. Total 437,227 students are enrolled into the best Library and Information Studies schools where The University of Texas at Austin has the largest population with 51,525 students and Simmons University is the smallest school with 6,283 students. The average graduation rate is 82.17% and the average students to faculty ratio is 14.92:1 at those colleges.

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

Table. Best Colleges in Library And Information Studies Program

Rank	Name	Acceptance Rates	Graduation Rates	Population	Student-Faculty Ratio
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	62%	85%	48,216	20:1 (5.00 %)
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	23%	91%	29,911	13:1 (7.69 %)
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	49%	84%	46,166	19:1 (5.26 %)
4	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	50%	83%	22,484	15:1 (6.67 %)
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	23%	92%	46,002	11:1 (9.09 %)
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	60%	80%	49,577	15:1 (6.67 %)
6	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	39%	83%	51,525	18:1 (5.56 %)
8	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	77%	77%	43,710	17:1 (5.88 %)
9	Simmons University Boston, MA	70%	73%	6,283	8:1 (12.50 %)
10	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	77%	71%	24,190	11:1 (9.09 %)
10	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	47%	85%	40,521	18:1 (5.56 %)
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	59%	82%	28,642	14:1 (7.14 %)
	Average	53.00%	82.17%	437,227 (Total)	14.92:1 (6.70 %)

Best College In Library And Information Studies 2019 Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimated Costs

Next table lists 2018-2019 tuition & fees and compares the costs between the best college in library and information studies. The 2018-2019 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for year 2019-2020 are calculated and estimated based on each school's tuition rates last year.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best college in library and information studies is $39,192 where Drexel University has the most expensive costs with $53,244 and Rutgers University-New Brunswick has the lowest amount of tuition with $31,282. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best college in library and information studies is $32,382 where University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest tuition with $47,006 and Simmons University has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $21,894.

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Table. Best College In Library And Information Studies 2019 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$15,094	$31,664	$13,175	$28,878
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$8,987	$35,170	$8,969	$35,762
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$11,207	$36,588	$11,445	$37,669
4	Syracuse University	$51,853		$57,506
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$15,262	$49,350	$14,779	$49,559
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$14,974	$31,282	$15,318	$32,001
6	The University of Texas at Austin	$10,610	$37,580	$10,826	$38,435
8	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,681	$35,456	$10,831	$36,078
9	Simmons University	$40,850		$42,128
10	Drexel University	$53,244		$54,515
10	University of Maryland-College Park	$10,595	$35,216	$10,795	$36,903
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$19,080	$32,052	$19,080	$33,527
	Average	$12,943	$39,192	$12,802	$40,247

Table. Best College In Library And Information Studies 2019 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2020 Estimation

Rank	School Name	2019 Tuition & Fees		2020 Estimated Tuition & Fees
		In-State	Out-of-State	In-State	Out-of-State
1	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	$18,126	$31,279	$18,029	$30,756
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	$12,212	$29,423	$12,502	$29,709
3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	$16,590	$28,881	$16,914	$29,453
4	Syracuse University	$38,708		$40,195
4	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	$23,456	$47,006	$24,241	$48,579
6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$19,416	$31,488	$19,858	$32,200
6	The University of Texas at Austin	$11,742	$22,564	$12,000	$22,957
8	Indiana University-Bloomington	$10,564	$33,271	$10,857	$35,200
9	Simmons University	$21,894		$22,659
10	Drexel University	$34,995		$36,023
10	University of Maryland-College Park	$14,526	$29,484	$15,198	$30,912
10	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	$23,696	$39,586	$24,265	$41,424
	Average	$16,703	$32,382	$17,096	$33,339