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 $11,436 for in-state and $35,010 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.
University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $68,237 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 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $13,394 for in-state and $30,579 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 66.05% and the SAT score is 1266 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 | $39,192 ($18,060) | $33,640 ($18,837) | 43.69% | 1,410 SAT 32 ACT | 56,916 | 84% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | $39,330 ($8,989) | $30,819 ($12,527) | 18.74% | 1,470 SAT 32 ACT | 31,705 | 91% |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA | $41,997 ($12,643) | $32,511 ($18,633) | 42.53% | - | 52,319 | 84% |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD | $40,306 ($11,505) | $37,383 ($17,843) | 44.84% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT | 40,792 | 89% |
| 5 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | $42,778 ($11,678) | $22,954 ($12,012) | 29.12% | 1,370 SAT 31 ACT | 52,384 | 87% |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | $36,001 ($17,239) | $36,244 ($22,348) | 65.35% | 1,380 SAT 31 ACT | 50,637 | 84% |
| 7 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $63,061 | $46,318 | 41.69% | 1,340 SAT 30 ACT | 22,698 | 83% |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $60,107 ($18,309) | $55,052 ($27,524) | 17.94% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT | 51,225 | 93% |
| 9 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $40,482 ($11,790) | $33,410 ($11,611) | 80.37% | 1,280 SAT 30 ACT | 47,005 | 81% |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN | $31,974 ($13,484) | $32,108 ($13,620) | 45.99% | 1,260 SAT 28 ACT | 33,805 | 72% |
| 11 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL | $21,683 ($6,517) | $26,707 ($11,553) | 25.38% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT | 44,161 | 84% |
| 12 | Simmons UniversityBoston, MA | $45,538 | $28,662 | 66.00% | 1,330 SAT 29 ACT | 5,710 | 74% |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI | $40,603 ($11,205) | $25,615 ($12,289) | 43.35% | 1,450 SAT 30 ACT | 48,956 | 89% |
| 14 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA | $60,663 | $37,074 | 77.53% | 1,330 SAT 30 ACT | 22,344 | 78% |
| 15 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $44,524 ($13,747) | $28,985 ($13,883) | 8.73% | - | 46,430 | 92% |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI | $22,020 ($10,020) | $25,697 ($12,266) | 88.44% | - | 22,676 | 47% |
| 17 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $33,406 ($13,212) | $35,459 ($14,330) | 92.38% | 1,170 SAT 25 ACT | 31,547 | 68% |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA | $39,890 ($21,524) | $45,034 ($27,064) | 49.70% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT | 33,767 | 83% |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC | $34,943 ($12,688) | $30,160 ($13,774) | 61.49% | 1,270 SAT 29 ACT | 35,653 | 78% |
| 20 | Kent State University at KentKent, OH | $20,880 ($11,767) | $23,352 ($12,483) | 86.65% | 1,110 SAT 21 ACT | 25,854 | 64% |
| 21 | University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO | $34,338 ($14,130) | $31,029 ($13,029) | 77.02% | 1,230 SAT 26 ACT | 31,304 | 75% |
| 22 | University of North TexasDenton, TX | $21,244 ($11,164) | $16,622 ($9,062) | 72.46% | 1,100 SAT 23 ACT | 44,767 | 58% |
| 23 | San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA | $19,872 ($7,992) | $18,930 ($9,426) | 80.23% | - | 35,751 | 68% |
| 24 | University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY | $30,572 ($10,782) | $27,338 ($14,388) | 69.30% | 1,290 SAT 30 ACT | 32,099 | 73% |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | $23,339 ($7,593) | $22,676 ($8,546) | 89.83% | 1,180 SAT 24 ACT | 17,978 | 57% |
| 26 | Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI | $33,158 ($15,464) | $41,820 ($20,482) | 82.03% | 1,140 SAT 25 ACT | 23,630 | 60% |
| 27 | Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN | $33,717 ($10,449) | $27,992 ($10,856) | 81.39% | 1,140 SAT 24 ACT | 25,979 | 56% |
| 28 | The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL | $33,200 ($11,900) | $33,040 ($11,740) | 75.82% | 1,280 SAT 27 ACT | 38,644 | 72% |
| 29 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | $38,784 ($13,277) | $33,961 ($14,389) | 85.66% | 1,280 SAT 26 ACT | 49,403 | 67% |
| 30 | University of South FloridaTampa, FL | $17,324 ($6,410) | $21,126 ($10,428) | 40.96% | 1,230 SAT 26 ACT | 49,600 | 74% |
| 31 | Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX | $18,720 ($8,640) | $15,450 ($7,890) | 94.99% | - | 15,958 | 48% |
| 32 | The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC | $55,834 | $53,220 | 83.84% | - | 4,968 | 76% |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI | $34,218 ($12,186) | $34,550 ($16,502) | 69.69% | 1,120 SAT 24 ACT | 19,074 | 62% |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK | $26,665 ($9,595) | $25,342 ($9,082) | 76.54% | 1,220 SAT 26 ACT | 28,308 | 76% |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY | $59,683 | $38,986 | 53.17% | 1,330 SAT 30 ACT | 5,494 | 76% |
| 36 | University at AlbanyAlbany, NY | $28,998 ($10,408) | $25,875 ($13,625) | 69.87% | - | 16,658 | 65% |
| 37 | University of DenverDenver, CO | $59,340 | $58,347 | 71.19% | 1,320 SAT 30 ACT | 13,734 | 77% |
| 38 | University of IowaIowa City, IA | $32,927 ($10,964) | $34,882 ($13,211) | 84.67% | 1,220 SAT 25 ACT | 30,015 | 73% |
| 39 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | $68,237 | $68,128 | 10.02% | 1,510 SAT 33 ACT | 48,945 | 92% |
| 40 | Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $37,694 | $19,500 | 79.80% | 1,025 SAT 18 ACT | 3,196 | 58% |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA | $28,631 ($11,954) | $29,962 ($13,027) | 74.00% | 1,235 SAT 26 ACT | 37,348 | 69% |
| 42 | North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | $19,578 ($6,542) | $20,788 ($7,480) | 90.49% | 1,060 SAT 17 ACT | 7,553 | 44% |
| 43 | CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY | $15,488 ($7,538) | $21,042 ($11,612) | 68.52% | 1,210 SAT | 17,001 | 56% |
| 44 | Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS | $15,669 ($7,356) | $19,510 ($9,199) | 97.74% | - | 5,324 | 51% |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR | $5,324 ($5,324) | $4,470 ($4,470) | 53.20% | - | 12,037 | 47% |
| 46 | University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | $11,618 ($9,618) | $11,618 ($9,618) | 99.38% | - | 13,526 | 51% |
| 47 | East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | $23,638 ($7,361) | $20,807 ($7,658) | 90.06% | 1,130 SAT 23 ACT | 27,151 | 65% |
| 48 | St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN | $37,588 | $18,570 | 94.07% | - | 3,577 | 63% |
| 49 | St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY | $49,911 | $34,246 | 79.67% | 1,210 SAT 27 ACT | 19,663 | 69% |
| 50 | University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI | $35,804 ($16,408) | $31,952 ($17,450) | 77.07% | 1,160 SAT 28 ACT | 17,473 | 71% |
| Average | $35,010 ($11,436) | $30,579 ($13,394) | 66% | 1,266 | 29,055 | 71% |