Last year, 833,353 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Library and Information Studies Colleges. University of Southern California had the most completers of 16,917, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, The University of Texas at Austin had the most completers of 10,426. University of Southern California had the most completers of Master's and Doctor's degrees, 9,300 and 1,931 respectively.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,163 | 9,050 | 6,450 | 1,244 | 611 | - | - |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 9,137 | 5,629 | 2,653 | 1,191 | 3 | - | - |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | 14,309 | 8,403 | 4,845 | 1,488 | 23 | - | - |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | 11,018 | 7,503 | 2,780 | 630 | 207 | - | - |
| 5 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 14,661 | 10,426 | 3,672 | 1,449 | 111 | - | 2,356 |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 13,105 | 8,437 | 3,027 | 1,331 | 66 | - | - |
| 7 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | 6,384 | 3,355 | 2,536 | 369 | 401 | - | 31 |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,221 | 5,470 | 1,719 | 286 | - | - |
| 9 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | 14,954 | 7,160 | 3,142 | 729 | 263 | - | 20 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | 8,539 | 5,980 | 1,868 | 643 | 252 | - | 12 |
| 11 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | 13,101 | 8,752 | 3,367 | 837 | 71 | - | - |
| 12 | Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | 2,055 | 482 | 1,080 | 192 | 33 | - | - |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | 12,704 | 9,232 | 2,939 | 1,598 | 137 | - | 3,417 |
| 14 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | 6,128 | 3,040 | 2,147 | 739 | 387 | - | - |
| 15 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 14,664 | 9,433 | 3,828 | 1,376 | 1 | - | - |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI | 4,870 | 3,213 | 1,587 | 210 | 283 | - | 277 |
| 17 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | 8,018 | 4,666 | 2,017 | 1,056 | 952 | - | 491 |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | 7,775 | 5,321 | 1,918 | 1,186 | 540 | - | 1,506 |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | 8,704 | 6,677 | 1,759 | 939 | 419 | - | 233 |
| 20 | Kent State University at KentKent, OH | 6,416 | 4,280 | 1,837 | 275 | 72 | - | 77 |
| 21 | University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO | 7,910 | 5,677 | 1,535 | 730 | 497 | - | 2,011 |
| 22 | University of North TexasDenton, TX | 12,972 | 7,544 | 5,355 | 294 | 169 | - | - |
| 23 | San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA | 9,608 | 6,293 | 3,277 | 26 | 96 | - | - |
| 24 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | 9,346 | 4,793 | 3,291 | 1,035 | 153 | - | - |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | 4,424 | 3,162 | 956 | 202 | 171 | - | - |
| 26 | Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | 6,195 | 3,761 | 1,622 | 755 | 191 | - | 10 |
| 27 | Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | 7,081 | 3,833 | 1,994 | 911 | 226 | - | 403 |
| 28 | The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL | 8,894 | 6,521 | 1,978 | 453 | 145 | - | - |
| 29 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | 10,899 | 7,356 | 2,472 | 1,155 | 307 | - | 242 |
| 30 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | 13,884 | 9,982 | 3,350 | 697 | 10 | - | - |
| 31 | Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX | 4,235 | 2,133 | 1,730 | 331 | 125 | - | - |
| 32 | The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC | 1,244 | 665 | 385 | 227 | 14 | - | - |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | 4,240 | 2,804 | 953 | 444 | - | - | - |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK | 7,038 | 4,460 | 2,368 | 364 | 185 | - | 60 |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | 1,445 | 792 | 659 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 36 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | 4,431 | 2,834 | 1,372 | 149 | 160 | - | - |
| 37 | University of DenverDenver, CO | 4,510 | 1,260 | 2,455 | 444 | 383 | - | 17 |
| 38 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | 7,561 | 4,853 | 1,650 | 933 | 1,174 | - | - |
| 39 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | 16,917 | 5,641 | 9,300 | 1,919 | 875 | - | - |
| 40 | Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | 815 | 391 | 372 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | 7,793 | 5,211 | 1,918 | 652 | 373 | - | 19 |
| 42 | North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | 1,547 | 923 | 475 | 151 | - | - | - |
| 43 | CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY | 3,598 | 1,668 | 817 | - | 169 | - | - |
| 44 | Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS | 1,815 | 557 | 1,131 | 3 | 68 | - | - |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR | 1,848 | 1,439 | 421 | 215 | 9 | - | - |
| 46 | University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | 3,753 | 2,526 | 840 | 305 | 109 | - | 122 |
| 47 | East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | 6,472 | 4,615 | 1,519 | 335 | 436 | - | 211 |
| 48 | St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN | 1,179 | 501 | 338 | 87 | 36 | - | 54 |
| 49 | St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY | 3,458 | 1,799 | 956 | 565 | 53 | - | - |
| 50 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | 4,175 | 3,277 | 700 | 256 | 148 | - | 48 |
| - | Average | 833,353 | 4,757 | 2,277 | 700 | 239 | - | 573 |