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Graduation Comparison Between Best Library and Information Studies Schools

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Graduation Rate Comparison

The average graduation rate of best Library and Information Studies schools is 76.08% where 151,588 students out of 199,255 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program) divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively. The following table compares the graduation rates between best Library and Information Studies schools.
Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most highest graduation rate of 93.20%, while North Carolina Central University has the lowest rate of 41.65%.
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Graduation Rate Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
RankName Graduation Rate
(Men/Women)		Completers
(Men/Women)		Candidates
(Men/Women)
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85.13%
(82.90% / 87.72%)		6,464
(3,385 / 3,079)		 7,593
(4,083 / 3,510)
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
91.17%
(89.54% / 92.19%)		3,936
(1,481 / 2,455)		 4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
3University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85.18%
(82.93% / 86.99%)		6,040
(2,623 / 3,417)		 7,091
(3,163 / 3,928)
4University of Maryland-College Park
88.68%
(87.02% / 90.49%)		5,328
(2,721 / 2,607)		 6,008
(3,127 / 2,881)
4The University of Texas at Austin
88.90%
(86.72% / 90.61%)		7,838
(3,369 / 4,469)		 8,817
(3,885 / 4,932)
6Rutgers University-New Brunswick
83.91%
(81.48% / 86.33%)		5,691
(2,755 / 2,936)		 6,782
(3,381 / 3,401)
6Syracuse University
83.61%
(80.59% / 86.04%)		3,000
(1,287 / 1,713)		 3,588
(1,597 / 1,991)
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93.20%
(91.93% / 94.43%)		6,207
(3,017 / 3,190)		 6,660
(3,282 / 3,378)
9Indiana University-Bloomington
80.21%
(77.68% / 82.76%)		6,458
(3,140 / 3,318)		 8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
10The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
73.92%
(69.27% / 77.93%)		3,843
(1,668 / 2,175)		 5,199
(2,408 / 2,791)
10Florida State University
85.61%
(81.23% / 88.36%)		5,324
(1,947 / 3,377)		 6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
10Simmons University
72.34%
(0.00% / 72.34%)		285
(0 / 285)		 394
(0 / 394)
13University of Wisconsin-Madison
89.55%
(88.15% / 90.80%)		6,135
(2,857 / 3,278)		 6,851
(3,241 / 3,610)
14Drexel University
78.16%
(75.96% / 80.65%)		2,620
(1,349 / 1,271)		 3,352
(1,776 / 1,576)
15University of California-Los Angeles
92.62%
(91.97% / 93.05%)		5,772
(2,292 / 3,480)		 6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
16University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
53.06%
(50.45% / 55.24%)		1,689
(729 / 960)		 3,183
(1,445 / 1,738)
17University of Kentucky
71.22%
(65.22% / 75.55%)		3,519
(1,350 / 2,169)		 4,941
(2,070 / 2,871)
18University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
85.50%
(82.93% / 87.55%)		3,525
(1,521 / 2,004)		 4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
19University of South Carolina-Columbia
78.82%
(74.69% / 82.38%)		4,604
(2,018 / 2,586)		 5,841
(2,702 / 3,139)
20Kent State University at Kent
63.72%
(57.39% / 67.14%)		2,756
(870 / 1,886)		 4,325
(1,516 / 2,809)
21University of Missouri-Columbia
74.94%
(71.55% / 77.66%)		3,454
(1,469 / 1,985)		 4,609
(2,053 / 2,556)
22University of North Texas
60.71%
(52.78% / 66.95%)		2,775
(1,063 / 1,712)		 4,571
(2,014 / 2,557)
23San Jose State University
69.22%
(66.42% / 71.71%)		2,564
(1,157 / 1,407)		 3,704
(1,742 / 1,962)
24University at Buffalo
75.18%
(72.26% / 78.92%)		3,098
(1,672 / 1,426)		 4,121
(2,314 / 1,807)
25University of North Carolina at Greensboro
56.31%
(46.50% / 60.87%)		1,673
(438 / 1,235)		 2,971
(942 / 2,029)
26Wayne State University
58.44%
(55.45% / 60.42%)		1,727
(651 / 1,076)		 2,955
(1,174 / 1,781)
27Indiana University-Indianapolis
54.71%
(51.12% / 56.39%)		1,842
(550 / 1,292)		 3,367
(1,076 / 2,291)
28The University of Alabama
73.37%
(70.17% / 75.84%)		4,863
(2,025 / 2,838)		 6,628
(2,886 / 3,742)
29University of Arizona
67.52%
(63.93% / 70.55%)		4,046
(1,751 / 2,295)		 5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
30University of South Florida
76.76%
(72.48% / 79.57%)		3,781
(1,417 / 2,364)		 4,926
(1,955 / 2,971)
31Texas Woman's University
49.06%
(36.27% / 50.22%)		600
(37 / 563)		 1,223
(102 / 1,121)
32The Catholic University of America
79.47%
(75.06% / 83.49%)		662
(298 / 364)		 833
(397 / 436)
33University of Hawaii at Manoa
64.29%
(62.45% / 65.47%)		1,354
(514 / 840)		 2,106
(823 / 1,283)
34University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
75.33%
(72.57% / 77.59%)		2,868
(1,241 / 1,627)		 3,807
(1,710 / 2,097)
35Pratt Institute-Main
73.98%
(69.37% / 75.72%)		600
(154 / 446)		 811
(222 / 589)
36University at Albany
61.45%
(55.44% / 66.90%)		1,699
(729 / 970)		 2,765
(1,315 / 1,450)
37University of Denver
75.60%
(73.20% / 77.68%)		1,106
(497 / 609)		 1,463
(679 / 784)
38University of Iowa
74.63%
(72.72% / 76.05%)		3,527
(1,466 / 2,061)		 4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
39University of Southern California
91.83%
(90.19% / 93.43%)		3,113
(1,507 / 1,606)		 3,390
(1,671 / 1,719)
40Dominican University
55.26%
(51.05% / 57.24%)		247
(73 / 174)		 447
(143 / 304)
41Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
68.81%
(63.86% / 72.65%)		3,986
(1,617 / 2,369)		 5,793
(2,532 / 3,261)
42North Carolina Central University
41.65%
(33.62% / 45.29%)		469
(118 / 351)		 1,126
(351 / 775)
43CUNY Queens College
53.25%
(44.02% / 62.36%)		1,031
(423 / 608)		 1,936
(961 / 975)
44Emporia State University
56.10%
(51.28% / 58.77%)		368
(120 / 248)		 656
(234 / 422)
45University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
50.26%
(43.47% / 54.36%)		1,083
(353 / 730)		 2,155
(812 / 1,343)
46University of Southern Mississippi
49.06%
(43.86% / 51.49%)		992
(282 / 710)		 2,022
(643 / 1,379)
47East Carolina University
62.62%
(56.90% / 66.75%)		2,565
(977 / 1,588)		 4,096
(1,717 / 2,379)
48St Catherine University
61.25%
(0.00% / 61.25%)		245
(0 / 245)		 400
(0 / 400)
49St. John's University-New York
66.11%
(62.12% / 69.18%)		2,017
(825 / 1,192)		 3,051
(1,328 / 1,723)
50University of Rhode Island
72.38%
(67.44% / 76.28%)		2,199
(903 / 1,296)		 3,038
(1,339 / 1,699)
Average76.08%
(73.54% / 78.08%)		 151,588
(64,706 / 86,882)		 199,255
(87,985 / 111,270)
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison

The average transfer-out rate of best Library and Information Studies schools is 13.65% where 16,585 students have transferred out from schools out of 121,538 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best Library and Information Studies schools.
Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of California-Los Angeles has the lowest transfer-out rate of 3.35%, while North Carolina Central University has the highest rate of 33.04% (more students transferred out from the school).
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Transfer-out Rate Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
RankNameTransfer-out Rate
(Men/Women)		Transfer-out
(Men/Women)		Total Students
(Men/Women)
1University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
2University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
5.12%
(5.38% / 4.96%)		221
(89 / 132)		4,317
(1,654 / 2,663)
3University of Washington-Seattle Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
4University of Maryland-College Park
7.66%
(7.74% / 7.57%)		460
(242 / 218)		6,008
(3,127 / 2,881)
4The University of Texas at Austin
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
6Rutgers University-New Brunswick
8.49%
(9.41% / 7.59%)		576
(318 / 258)		6,782
(3,381 / 3,401)
6Syracuse University
9.78%
(10.83% / 8.94%)		351
(173 / 178)		3,588
(1,597 / 1,991)
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
9Indiana University-Bloomington
9.94%
(10.56% / 9.30%)		800
(427 / 373)		8,051
(4,042 / 4,009)
10The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
15.98%
(17.57% / 14.62%)		831
(423 / 408)		5,199
(2,408 / 2,791)
10Florida State University
4.74%
(5.30% / 4.40%)		295
(127 / 168)		6,219
(2,397 / 3,822)
10Simmons University
23.10%
(0.00% / 23.10%)		91
(0 / 91)		394
(0 / 394)
13University of Wisconsin-Madison
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
14Drexel University
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
15University of California-Los Angeles
3.35%
(3.49% / 3.26%)		209
(87 / 122)		6,232
(2,492 / 3,740)
16University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
17University of Kentucky
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
18University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
10.96%
(12.21% / 9.96%)		452
(224 / 228)		4,123
(1,834 / 2,289)
19University of South Carolina-Columbia
14.84%
(16.28% / 13.60%)		867
(440 / 427)		5,841
(2,702 / 3,139)
20Kent State University at Kent
17.39%
(17.48% / 17.34%)		752
(265 / 487)		4,325
(1,516 / 2,809)
21University of Missouri-Columbia
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
22University of North Texas
10.02%
(10.87% / 9.35%)		458
(219 / 239)		4,571
(2,014 / 2,557)
23San Jose State University
3.81%
(3.33% / 4.23%)		141
(58 / 83)		3,704
(1,742 / 1,962)
24University at Buffalo
14.37%
(15.30% / 13.17%)		592
(354 / 238)		4,121
(2,314 / 1,807)
25University of North Carolina at Greensboro
26.69%
(27.92% / 26.12%)		793
(263 / 530)		2,971
(942 / 2,029)
26Wayne State University
21.22%
(19.42% / 22.40%)		627
(228 / 399)		2,955
(1,174 / 1,781)
27Indiana University-Indianapolis
20.46%
(18.31% / 21.48%)		689
(197 / 492)		3,367
(1,076 / 2,291)
28The University of Alabama
17.37%
(17.29% / 17.42%)		1,151
(499 / 652)		6,628
(2,886 / 3,742)
29University of Arizona
17.04%
(17.93% / 16.29%)		1,021
(491 / 530)		5,992
(2,739 / 3,253)
30University of South Florida
9.68%
(9.57% / 9.76%)		477
(187 / 290)		4,926
(1,955 / 2,971)
31Texas Woman's University
30.25%
(37.25% / 29.62%)		370
(38 / 332)		1,223
(102 / 1,121)
32The Catholic University of America
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
33University of Hawaii at Manoa
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
34University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
35Pratt Institute-Main
6.78%
(4.95% / 7.47%)		55
(11 / 44)		811
(222 / 589)
36University at Albany
27.05%
(29.20% / 25.10%)		748
(384 / 364)		2,765
(1,315 / 1,450)
37University of Denver
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
38University of Iowa
17.46%
(16.42% / 18.23%)		825
(331 / 494)		4,726
(2,016 / 2,710)
39University of Southern California
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
40Dominican University
30.65%
(30.07% / 30.92%)		137
(43 / 94)		447
(143 / 304)
41Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
42North Carolina Central University
33.04%
(29.63% / 34.58%)		372
(104 / 268)		1,126
(351 / 775)
43CUNY Queens College
21.75%
(22.68% / 20.82%)		421
(218 / 203)		1,936
(961 / 975)
44Emporia State University
8.08%
(6.84% / 8.77%)		53
(16 / 37)		656
(234 / 422)
45University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
46University of Southern Mississippi
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
47East Carolina University
27.12%
(28.25% / 26.31%)		1,111
(485 / 626)		4,096
(1,717 / 2,379)
48St Catherine University
25.75%
(0.00% / 25.75%)		103
(0 / 103)		400
(0 / 400)
49St. John's University-New York
No transfer-out information available at the school or no students transferred out.
50University of Rhode Island
17.64%
(18.89% / 16.66%)		536
(253 / 283)		3,038
(1,339 / 1,699)
Average13.65%
(13.73% / 13.58%)		16,585
(7,194 / 9,391)		 121,538
(52,392 / 69,146)
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Retention Rate Comparison

The average retention rate of best Library and Information Studies schools is 86.24% for full-time students and 60.51% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best Library and Information Studies schools.
Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the most highest retention rate of 97%, while Texas Woman's University has the lowest rate of 70%.
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Retention Rate Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
RankNameFull-timePart-time
1 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95%44%
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
97%100%
3 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
95%87%
4 University of Maryland-College Park
96%90%
4 The University of Texas at Austin
97%90%
6 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
93%82%
6 Syracuse University
90%56%
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
97%80%
9 Indiana University-Bloomington
91%63%
10 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
92%80%
10 Florida State University
96%92%
10 Simmons University
85%100%
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison
96%81%
14 Drexel University
90%84%
15 University of California-Los Angeles
97%83%
16 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
73%27%
17 University of Kentucky
87%39%
18 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
92%-
19 University of South Carolina-Columbia
92%38%
20 Kent State University at Kent
81%54%
21 University of Missouri-Columbia
93%67%
22 University of North Texas
77%48%
23 San Jose State University
87%62%
24 University at Buffalo
85%42%
25 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
79%24%
26 Wayne State University
83%43%
27 Indiana University-Indianapolis
72%41%
28 The University of Alabama
89%50%
29 University of Arizona
83%52%
30 University of South Florida
91%70%
31 Texas Woman's University
70%39%
32 The Catholic University of America
87%-
33 University of Hawaii at Manoa
81%62%
34 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
90%77%
35 Pratt Institute-Main
88%100%
36 University at Albany
83%75%
37 University of Denver
89%65%
38 University of Iowa
90%64%
39 University of Southern California
96%67%
40 Dominican University
78%67%
41 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
85%30%
42 North Carolina Central University
73%30%
43 CUNY Queens College
79%63%
44 Emporia State University
77%67%
45 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
77%10%
46 University of Southern Mississippi
72%37%
47 East Carolina University
83%64%
48 St Catherine University
80%-
49 St. John's University-New York
79%10%
50 University of Rhode Island
84%48%
Average86.24% 60.51%
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