Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Library and Information Studies schools. The average acceptance rate of best Library and Information Studies schools is 52.12% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 21.89%.
University of California-Los Angeles has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 8.97% and University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 71.26% among best Library and Information Studies schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 73,742 (41,597/32,124) | 31,247 (15,134/16,102) | 9,008 (4,538/4,469) | 42% (36%/50%) | 29% (30%/14%) | |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 66,535 (27,893/38,632) | 10,209 (4,256/5,953) | 4,640 (1,752/2,888) | 15% (15%/15%) | 45% (41%/7%) | |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 69,166 (31,651/37,515) | 27,076 (11,110/15,966) | 7,196 (3,147/4,049) | 39% (35%/43%) | 27% (28%/11%) | |
| 4 | University of Maryland-College Park | 60,056 (30,014/29,998) | 26,902 (12,660/14,213) | 5,818 (2,798/2,999) | 45% (42%/47%) | 22% (22%/10%) | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 72,885 (35,912/36,750) | 19,417 (8,101/11,264) | 9,210 (3,847/5,343) | 27% (23%/31%) | 47% (47%/15%) | |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 68,614 (32,652/35,948) | 39,899 (18,574/21,314) | 8,191 (4,045/4,146) | 58% (57%/59%) | 21% (22%/12%) | |
| 6 | Syracuse University | 44,480 (17,646/26,817) | 20,427 (8,311/12,110) | 3,835 (1,644/2,191) | 46% (47%/45%) | 19% (20%/8%) | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 98,310 (48,101/50,209) | 15,373 (6,684/8,689) | 7,278 (3,199/4,079) | 16% (14%/17%) | 47% (48%/8%) | |
| 9 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 67,658 (32,684/34,954) | 52,918 (24,941/27,965) | 9,611 (4,718/4,893) | 78% (76%/80%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 59,764 (23,936/35,827) | 24,863 (10,765/14,098) | 6,804 (3,202/3,602) | 42% (45%/39%) | 27% (30%/10%) | |
| 10 | Florida State University | 78,272 (32,146/46,088) | 18,954 (8,588/10,359) | 5,855 (2,502/3,352) | 24% (27%/22%) | 31% (29%/7%) | |
| 10 | Simmons University | 4,773 (0/4,732) | 3,340 (0/3,316) | 361 (0/356) | 70% (0%/70%) | 11% (0%/8%) | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 65,894 (32,837/33,037) | 29,782 (13,832/15,941) | 8,514 (3,779/4,734) | 45% (42%/48%) | 29% (27%/14%) | |
| 14 | Drexel University | 37,314 (17,829/18,920) | 29,642 (13,950/15,232) | 2,399 (1,264/1,085) | 79% (78%/81%) | 8% (9%/6%) | |
| 15 | University of California-Los Angeles | 146,272 (67,788/78,484) | 13,114 (5,468/7,646) | 6,610 (2,629/3,981) | 9% (8%/10%) | 50% (48%/5%) | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16,079 (6,902/9,157) | 14,581 (6,160/8,402) | 3,464 (1,479/1,982) | 91% (89%/92%) | 24% (24%/22%) | |
| 17 | University of Kentucky | 31,517 (12,769/18,485) | 29,293 (11,655/17,396) | 6,513 (2,604/3,880) | 93% (91%/94%) | 22% (22%/21%) | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 60,898 (26,607/34,291) | 35,372 (14,766/20,606) | 4,596 (1,902/2,694) | 58% (55%/60%) | 13% (13%/8%) | |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 52,703 (20,662/32,041) | 31,701 (11,377/20,324) | 7,272 (2,726/4,546) | 60% (55%/63%) | 23% (24%/14%) | |
| 20 | Kent State University at Kent | 24,611 (10,017/14,594) | 21,248 (8,497/12,751) | 4,304 (1,554/2,750) | 86% (85%/87%) | 20% (18%/19%) | |
| 21 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 24,490 (10,422/14,037) | 19,218 (7,933/11,271) | 5,953 (2,610/3,341) | 78% (76%/80%) | 31% (33%/24%) | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 38,477 (17,360/21,117) | 27,793 (11,966/15,827) | 6,730 (3,103/3,627) | 72% (69%/75%) | 24% (26%/17%) | |
| 23 | San Jose State University | 37,132 (18,614/18,518) | 31,419 (14,620/16,799) | 4,604 (2,388/2,216) | 85% (79%/91%) | 15% (16%/12%) | |
| 24 | University at Buffalo | 40,856 (19,810/21,021) | 30,308 (14,381/15,909) | 4,265 (2,344/1,921) | 74% (73%/76%) | 14% (16%/9%) | |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 12,948 (4,254/8,684) | 11,460 (3,648/7,804) | 2,433 (822/1,610) | 89% (86%/90%) | 21% (23%/19%) | |
| 26 | Wayne State University | 16,981 (6,591/9,717) | 13,781 (5,243/8,059) | 3,085 (1,230/1,688) | 81% (80%/83%) | 22% (23%/17%) | |
| 27 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 15,643 (5,624/10,017) | 11,947 (4,096/7,849) | 2,942 (979/1,963) | 76% (73%/78%) | 25% (24%/20%) | |
| 28 | The University of Alabama | 56,795 (23,104/33,691) | 43,531 (17,506/26,025) | 8,032 (3,362/4,670) | 77% (76%/77%) | 18% (19%/14%) | |
| 29 | University of Arizona | 58,339 (25,635/32,704) | 50,252 (21,436/28,816) | 9,240 (3,714/5,526) | 86% (84%/88%) | 18% (17%/17%) | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 68,576 (27,441/41,135) | 29,621 (11,844/17,777) | 6,904 (2,809/4,095) | 43% (43%/43%) | 23% (24%/10%) | |
| 31 | Texas Woman's University | 8,353 (613/7,639) | 8,029 (580/7,351) | 1,596 (92/1,504) | 96% (95%/96%) | 20% (16%/20%) | |
| 32 | The Catholic University of America | 6,714 (3,080/3,634) | 5,558 (2,476/3,082) | 742 (356/386) | 83% (80%/85%) | 13% (14%/11%) | |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 16,722 (5,160/11,316) | 14,481 (4,384/9,883) | 3,103 (1,211/1,826) | 87% (85%/87%) | 21% (28%/16%) | |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 24,893 (10,811/14,082) | 19,069 (8,017/11,052) | 5,593 (2,381/3,212) | 77% (74%/78%) | 29% (30%/23%) | |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-Main | 8,457 (2,122/5,727) | 6,195 (1,455/4,298) | 1,135 (320/730) | 73% (69%/75%) | 18% (22%/13%) | |
| 36 | University at Albany | 32,442 (14,364/18,070) | 22,416 (9,572/12,841) | 2,830 (1,245/1,584) | 69% (67%/71%) | 13% (13%/9%) | |
| 37 | University of Denver | 18,786 (7,886/10,895) | 14,618 (6,007/8,607) | 1,337 (587/748) | 78% (76%/79%) | 9% (10%/7%) | |
| 38 | University of Iowa | 27,770 (11,808/15,897) | 23,222 (9,537/13,638) | 5,208 (2,089/3,083) | 84% (81%/86%) | 22% (22%/19%) | |
| 39 | University of Southern California | 82,027 (36,539/44,530) | 8,050 (3,870/4,067) | 3,489 (1,623/1,866) | 10% (11%/9%) | 43% (42%/4%) | |
| 40 | Dominican University | 6,873 (2,327/4,543) | 6,208 (2,040/4,165) | 749 (235/514) | 90% (88%/92%) | 12% (12%/11%) | |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 47,065 (17,199/29,864) | 34,513 (12,138/22,373) | 7,925 (2,996/4,929) | 73% (71%/75%) | 23% (25%/17%) | |
| 42 | North Carolina Central University | 18,368 (5,460/12,903) | 15,972 (4,576/11,395) | 1,753 (505/1,248) | 87% (84%/88%) | 11% (11%/10%) | |
| 43 | CUNY Queens College | 22,189 (10,079/11,683) | 14,278 (6,005/7,992) | 1,751 (865/850) | 64% (60%/68%) | 12% (14%/7%) | |
| 44 | Emporia State University | 1,918 (617/1,301) | 1,874 (594/1,280) | 430 (155/275) | 98% (96%/98%) | 23% (26%/21%) | |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | 4,799 (1,841/2,849) | 2,620 (1,021/1,556) | 1,867 (745/1,097) | 55% (55%/55%) | 71% (73%/39%) | |
| 46 | University of Southern Mississippi | 7,048 (2,582/4,466) | 6,986 (2,551/4,435) | 1,745 (662/1,083) | 99% (99%/99%) | 25% (26%/24%) | |
| 47 | East Carolina University | 26,369 (9,736/16,392) | 23,524 (8,596/14,729) | 4,022 (1,621/2,371) | 89% (88%/90%) | 17% (19%/14%) | |
| 48 | St Catherine University | 2,441 (4/2,437) | 2,242 (4/2,238) | 421 (3/418) | 92% (100%/92%) | 19% (75%/17%) | |
| 49 | St. John's University-New York | 24,208 (9,648/14,560) | 20,196 (7,770/12,426) | 2,350 (1,005/1,345) | 83% (81%/85%) | 12% (13%/9%) | |
| 50 | University of Rhode Island | 26,987 (9,498/16,968) | 19,475 (6,672/12,776) | 2,995 (1,146/1,847) | 72% (70%/75%) | 15% (17%/11%) | |
| Average | 39,684 (17,397/17,464) | 20,684 (8,515/12,060) | 4,619 (1,970/2,637) | 52.12% (48.9%/69.1%) | 21.89% (22.7%/21.4%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Library and Information Studies schools is 1272. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 637 and the average SAT Math score is 635.
University of Southern California has the highest SAT scores of 1,500 and Dominican University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,000 among best Library and Information Studies schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Library and Information Studies schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 48% (4,310) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 28% (1,320) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 4 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42% (2,448) | 1465 | 720 | 745 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 56% (5,189) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (4,109) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 6 | Syracuse University | 22% (861) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51% (3,697) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 9 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 42% (4,054) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 24% (1,635) | 1280 | 640 | 640 | |
| 10 | Florida State University | 64% (3,487) | 1350 | 680 | 670 | |
| 10 | Simmons University | 17% (60) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 15% (1,241) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 14 | Drexel University | 34% (804) | 1340 | 660 | 680 | |
| 15 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 17 | University of Kentucky | 7% (481) | 1180 | 600 | 580 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40% (1,814) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29% (2,141) | 1270 | 640 | 630 | |
| 20 | Kent State University at Kent | 17% (748) | 1120 | 570 | 550 | |
| 21 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 10% (580) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 43% (2,874) | 1100 | 560 | 540 | |
| 23 | San Jose State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Jose State University admission. | ||||
| 24 | University at Buffalo | 28% (1,161) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 2% (48) | 1205 | 615 | 590 | |
| 26 | Wayne State University | 40% (1,239) | 1150 | 590 | 560 | |
| 27 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 33% (961) | 1130 | 570 | 560 | |
| 28 | The University of Alabama | 15% (1,218) | 1270 | 640 | 630 | |
| 29 | University of Arizona | 11% (1,035) | 1290 | 640 | 650 | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 78% (5,369) | 1220 | 620 | 600 | |
| 31 | Texas Woman's University | Test Score is NOT considered for Texas Woman's University admission. | ||||
| 32 | The Catholic University of America | Test Score is NOT considered for The Catholic University of America admission. | ||||
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 1% (22) | 1160 | 595 | 565 | |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 23% (1,286) | 1238 | 625 | 613 | |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-Main | 16% (177) | 1280 | 650 | 630 | |
| 36 | University at Albany | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 37 | University of Denver | 20% (270) | 1320 | 670 | 650 | |
| 38 | University of Iowa | 19% (964) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 39 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,191) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 40 | Dominican University | 11% (85) | 1000 | 510 | 490 | |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 7% (569) | 1255 | 640 | 615 | |
| 42 | North Carolina Central University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 43 | CUNY Queens College | 7% (122) | 1120 | 560 | 560 | |
| 44 | Emporia State University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras admission. | ||||
| 46 | University of Southern Mississippi | Test Scores are required, but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 47 | East Carolina University | 6% (251) | 1160 | 590 | 570 | |
| 48 | St Catherine University | 1% (5) | 1080 | 530 | 550 | |
| 49 | St. John's University-New York | 23% (538) | 1240 | 620 | 620 | |
| 50 | University of Rhode Island | 27% (820) | 1160 | 590 | 570 | |
| Average | 26.69% | 1272 | 637 | 635 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Library and Information Studies schools is 27. By subject, the average ACT English score is 27 and the ACT math score is 26.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Library and Information Studies schools for academic year 2024-2025.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 16% (1,408) | 32 | 34 | 32 | |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 41% (1,896) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 3 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 4 | University of Maryland-College Park | 7% (411) | 34 | 34 | 32 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18% (1,686) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 6 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 5% (432) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 6 | Syracuse University | 9% (357) | 31 | 33 | 28 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 18% (1,274) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 9 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 14% (1,357) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 81% (5,507) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 10 | Florida State University | 36% (1,968) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 10 | Simmons University | 3% (10) | 29 | 29 | 26 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 29% (2,498) | 31 | 32 | 30 | |
| 14 | Drexel University | 5% (123) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 15 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 66% (2,278) | 21 | 21 | 19 | |
| 17 | University of Kentucky | 50% (3,230) | 25 | 25 | 24 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 10% (463) | 31 | 32 | 29 | |
| 19 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15% (1,096) | 29 | 29 | 27 | |
| 20 | Kent State University at Kent | 43% (1,858) | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
| 21 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 66% (3,583) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 22 | University of North Texas | 9% (605) | 23 | 23 | 21 | |
| 23 | San Jose State University | Test Score is NOT considered for San Jose State University admission. | ||||
| 24 | University at Buffalo | 3% (107) | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
| 25 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 10% (232) | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
| 26 | Wayne State University | 3% (77) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 27 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 4% (108) | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
| 28 | The University of Alabama | 43% (3,477) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| 29 | University of Arizona | 18% (1,701) | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 22% (1,531) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 31 | Texas Woman's University | Test Score is NOT considered for Texas Woman's University admission. | ||||
| 32 | The Catholic University of America | Test Score is NOT considered for The Catholic University of America admission. | ||||
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 3% (104) | 21 | 19 | 18 | |
| 34 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 40% (2,258) | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
| 35 | Pratt Institute-Main | 2% (28) | 29 | 31 | 26 | |
| 36 | University at Albany | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 37 | University of Denver | 13% (170) | 31 | 31 | 28 | |
| 38 | University of Iowa | 57% (2,949) | 24 | 23 | 24 | |
| 39 | University of Southern California | 12% (432) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 40 | Dominican University | 1% (8) | 19 | 17 | 19 | |
| 41 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 40% (3,192) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| 42 | North Carolina Central University | 3% (48) | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
| 43 | CUNY Queens College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 44 | Emporia State University | 16% (69) | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| 45 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras admission. | ||||
| 46 | University of Southern Mississippi | 99% (1,721) | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
| 47 | East Carolina University | 13% (504) | 24 | 22 | 23 | |
| 48 | St Catherine University | 24% (100) | 23 | 22 | 22 | |
| 49 | St. John's University-New York | 2% (43) | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
| 50 | University of Rhode Island | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| Average | 23.63% | 27 | 27 | 26 | ||
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Library and Information Studies schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
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✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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