University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranked first in the Best Library and Information Studies Colleges rankings, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Washington-Seattle Campus.
The average tuition & fees of Best Library and Information Studies Colleges is $11,698 for in-state and $36,148 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,324 among Best Library and Information Studies Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $13,616 for in-state and $30,198 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 66.88% and the SAT score is 1272 for the Best Library and Information Studies Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $40,096 ($18,267) $904 ($207) | $34,406 ($19,278) $766 ($441) | 42.37% -1.32% | 1,440 SAT 32 ACT 30 /0 | 59,238 2,675 | 85% 1% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $41,203 ($8,994) $1,873 ($5) | $31,408 ($12,751) $589 ($224) | 15.34% -3.40% | 1,480 SAT 31 ACT 10 /-1 | 32,438 204 | 91% -1% |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $43,209 ($12,973) $1,212 ($330) | $32,811 ($18,792) $300 ($159) | 39.15% -3.38% | - | 56,997 1,377 | 85% 2% |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | $41,186 ($11,809) $880 ($304) | $38,207 ($18,276) $824 ($433) | 44.79% -0.05% | 1,465 SAT 34 ACT 5 /1 | 41,725 912 | 89% 1% |
| 5 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $44,908 ($11,688) $2,130 ($10) | $22,954 ($12,006) | 26.64% -2.48% | 1,390 SAT 31 ACT 20 /0 | 53,864 782 | 89% 2% |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | $37,441 ($17,929) $1,440 ($690) | $37,689 ($23,241) $1,445 ($893) | 58.15% -7.20% | 1,410 SAT 31 ACT 30 /0 | 52,269 1,652 | 84% -1% |
| 7 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $65,528 $2,467 | $48,132 $1,814 | 45.92% 4.23% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT 20 /1 | 22,589 -359 | 84% 3% |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| 9 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $41,891 ($12,144) $1,409 ($354) | $33,454 ($11,756) $44 ($145) | 78.21% -2.16% | 1,290 SAT 30 ACT 10 /0 | 48,424 897 | 80% -1% |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $33,256 ($13,812) $1,282 ($328) | $34,760 ($15,972) $2,652 ($2,352) | 41.60% -4.39% | 1,280 SAT 28 ACT 20 /0 | 38,728 2,424 | 74% 1% |
| 11 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $21,683 ($6,517) | $26,707 ($10,553) | 24.22% -1.16% | 1,350 SAT 30 ACT 40 /1 | 43,889 655 | 86% 4% |
| 12 | Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $46,874 $1,336 | $28,561 $101 | 69.98% 3.98% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT -20 /0 | 4,666 -387 | 72% 1% |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $42,103 ($11,603) $1,500 ($398) | $25,651 ($12,325) $36 ($36) | 45.20% 1.85% | 1,460 SAT 31 ACT 10 /1 | 51,044 1,439 | 90% 1% |
| 14 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $62,412 $1,749 | $39,261 $2,187 | 79.44% 1.91% | 1,340 SAT 30 ACT 10 /0 | 21,153 -550 | 78% 1% |
| 15 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $46,121 ($14,233) $1,597 ($486) | $29,578 ($14,476) $593 ($593) | 8.97% 0.24% | - | 47,335 657 | 93% 1% |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI | $22,398 ($10,398) $378 ($378) | $26,159 ($12,728) $462 ($462) | 90.68% 2.24% | - | 22,450 -31 | 49% -2% |
| 17 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $34,140 ($13,502) $734 ($290) | $36,238 ($14,644) $779 ($314) | 92.94% 0.56% | 1,180 SAT 25 ACT 10 /0 | 34,709 2,006 | 71% 2% |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $41,430 ($21,926) $1,540 ($402) | $46,786 ($27,580) $1,752 ($516) | 58.08% 8.38% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT0 /0 | 35,724 1,199 | 85% 1% |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $36,298 ($12,688) $1,355 | $30,160 ($14,134) | 60.15% -1.34% | 1,270 SAT 29 ACT0 /0 | 38,532 1,953 | 79% 2% |
| 20 | Kent State University at KentKent, OH | $21,575 ($12,920) $695 ($1,153) | $23,352 ($12,483) | 86.34% -0.31% | 1,120 SAT 21 ACT 10 /0 | 26,374 268 | 64% -1% |
| 21 | University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO | $36,056 ($14,837) $1,718 ($707) | $32,581 ($13,681) $1,552 ($652) | 78.47% 1.45% | 1,230 SAT 26 ACT0 /0 | 31,543 530 | 75% -1% |
| 22 | University of North TexasDenton, TX | $21,149 ($11,309) $95 ($145) | $16,471 ($9,091) $151 ($29) | 72.23% -0.23% | 1,100 SAT 23 ACT0 /0 | 46,864 -643 | 61% 2% |
| 23 | San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA | $21,010 ($8,410) $1,138 ($418) | $20,014 ($9,934) $1,084 ($508) | 84.61% 4.38% | - | 37,661 1,599 | 69% 5% |
| 24 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | $31,536 ($10,936) $964 ($154) | $28,210 ($14,530) $872 ($142) | 74.18% 4.88% | 1,290 SAT 29 ACT0 /-1 | 31,903 14 | 75% 2% |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $24,012 ($7,661) $673 ($68) | $23,329 ($8,614) $653 ($68) | 88.51% -1.32% | 1,205 SAT 24 ACT 25 /0 | 18,012 269 | 56% -1% |
| 26 | Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | $34,650 ($16,159) $1,492 ($695) | $36,542 ($17,960) $5,278 (-) | 81.16% -0.87% | 1,150 SAT 26 ACT 10 /1 | 23,803 250 | 58% 2% |
| 27 | Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $34,891 ($10,762) $1,174 ($313) | $28,964 ($11,180) $972 ($324) | 76.37% -5.02% | 1,130 SAT 25 ACT -10 /1 | 22,534 -2,963 | 54% 1% |
| 28 | The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL | $34,172 ($12,180) $972 ($280) | $33,972 ($11,980) $932 ($240) | 76.65% 0.83% | 1,270 SAT 27 ACT -10 /0 | 40,846 1,224 | 73% |
| 29 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $39,903 ($13,573) $1,119 ($296) | $34,110 ($14,856) $149 ($467) | 86.14% 0.48% | 1,290 SAT 25 ACT 10 /-1 | 56,365 3,364 | 68% 3% |
| 30 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | $17,324 ($6,410) | $21,126 ($10,428) | 43.19% 2.23% | 1,220 SAT 26 ACT -10 /0 | 49,622 1,050 | 77% 3% |
| 31 | Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX | $18,480 ($8,640) $240 | $15,900 ($8,520) $450 ($630) | 96.12% 1.13% | - | 15,361 -303 | 49% 5% |
| 32 | The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC | $58,378 $2,544 | $25,570 $27,650 | 82.78% -1.06% | - | 5,243 72 | 79% -2% |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $34,218 ($12,186) | $34,550 ($16,502) | 86.60% 16.91% | 1,160 SAT 21 ACT 40 /-3 | 20,028 772 | 64% 2% |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK | $27,377 ($9,797) $712 ($202) | $26,142 ($9,353) $800 ($271) | 76.60% 0.06% | 1,238 SAT 26 ACT 18 /0 | 30,851 1,706 | 75% |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | $61,845 $2,162 | $40,372 $1,386 | 73.25% 20.08% | 1,280 SAT 29 ACT -50 /-1 | 5,356 124 | 74% 2% |
| 36 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $30,991 ($10,601) $1,993 ($193) | $27,468 ($13,808) $1,593 ($183) | 69.10% -0.77% | - | 17,560 680 | 61% -2% |
| 37 | University of DenverDenver, CO | $61,398 $2,058 | $42,173 $16,174 | 77.81% 6.62% | 1,320 SAT 31 ACT0 /1 | 12,813 -574 | 76% -1% |
| 38 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $33,371 ($11,283) $444 ($319) | $32,372 ($13,425) $2,510 ($214) | 83.62% -1.05% | 1,230 SAT 24 ACT 10 /-1 | 30,779 737 | 75% 2% |
| 39 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $71,647 $3,410 | $71,515 $3,387 | 9.81% -0.21% | 1,500 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 46,566 -581 | 92% 1% |
| 40 | Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $38,828 $1,134 | $18,500 $1,000 | 90.32% 10.52% | 1,000 SAT 19 ACT -25 /1 | 3,803 379 | 55% -7% |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $28,631 ($11,954) | $29,962 ($13,027) | 73.33% -0.67% | 1,255 SAT 27 ACT 20 /1 | 41,705 2,287 | 69% -1% |
| 42 | North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $19,735 ($6,699) $157 ($157) | $20,946 ($7,638) $158 ($158) | 86.96% -3.53% | - | 8,579 614 | 42% -3% |
| 43 | CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY | $15,488 ($7,538) | $21,042 ($11,612) | 64.35% -4.17% | 1,120 SAT -90 | 15,965 -516 | 53% -7% |
| 44 | Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS | $15,419 ($7,106) $250 (-) | $19,154 ($8,843) $356 (-) | 97.71% -0.03% | - | 4,557 -101 | 56% 2% |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR | $5,324 ($5,324) | $4,110 ($4,110) $360 (-) | 54.59% 1.39% | - | 11,312 -181 | 50% -2% |
| 46 | University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | $11,998 ($9,998) $380 ($380) | $11,998 ($9,998) $380 ($380) | 99.12% -0.26% | - | 13,170 60 | 49% -1% |
| 47 | East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $23,638 ($7,361) | $20,807 ($7,658) | 89.21% -0.85% | 1,160 SAT 24 ACT 30 /1 | 26,940 155 | 63% 1% |
| 48 | St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN | $38,428 $840 | $18,570 | 91.85% -2.22% | 1,080 SAT 23 ACT /-1 | 3,651 118 | 61% -4% |
| 49 | St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY | $53,529 $3,618 | $36,227 $1,981 | 83.43% 3.76% | 1,240 SAT 27 ACT 30 /0 | 19,389 -302 | 66% -2% |
| 50 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $37,146 ($16,942) $1,342 ($534) | $33,148 ($18,028) $1,196 ($578) | 72.16% -4.91% | 1,160 SAT0 /-28 | 17,210 -141 | 73% 2% |
| Average | $36,148 ($11,698) | $30,198 ($13,616) | 67% | 1,272 | 29,900 | 71% |