Library and Information Studies 50 Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 1,494,994 with 839,446 female students and 655,548 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Library and Information Studies schools.

Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the most enrolled students of 59,238, while St Catherine University has the least number of students of 3,651 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

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Student Population Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,438	12,821	19,617
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	56,997	29,577	27,420
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	41,725	21,209	20,516
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	52,269	24,032	28,237
	6	Syracuse University	22,589	9,981	12,608
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	48,424	24,278	24,146
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	38,728	17,837	20,891
	10	Florida State University	43,889	18,487	25,402
	10	Simmons University	4,666	417	4,249
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	51,044	23,932	27,112
	14	Drexel University	21,153	9,738	11,415
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	47,335	20,430	26,905
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	22,450	9,606	12,844
	17	University of Kentucky	34,709	13,833	20,876
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35,724	14,987	20,737
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	38,532	15,466	23,066
	20	Kent State University at Kent	26,374	9,829	16,545
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	31,543	13,804	17,739
	22	University of North Texas	46,864	21,515	25,349
	23	San Jose State University	37,661	18,280	19,381
	24	University at Buffalo	31,903	16,348	15,555
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	18,012	5,883	12,129
	26	Wayne State University	23,803	9,557	14,246
	27	Indiana University-Indianapolis	22,534	7,824	14,710
	28	The University of Alabama	40,846	17,368	23,478
	29	University of Arizona	56,365	25,449	30,916
	30	University of South Florida	49,622	20,819	28,803
	31	Texas Woman's University	15,361	1,704	13,657
	32	The Catholic University of America	5,243	2,533	2,710
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	20,028	7,994	12,034
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	30,851	14,437	16,414
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	5,356	1,473	3,883
	36	University at Albany	17,560	7,694	9,866
	37	University of Denver	12,813	5,062	7,751
	38	University of Iowa	30,779	13,512	17,267
	39	University of Southern California	46,566	21,836	24,730
	40	Dominican University	3,803	1,091	2,712
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	41,705	17,681	24,024
	42	North Carolina Central University	8,579	2,494	6,085
	43	CUNY Queens College	15,965	7,381	8,584
	44	Emporia State University	4,557	1,483	3,074
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	11,312	4,380	6,932
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	13,170	4,855	8,315
	47	East Carolina University	26,940	10,631	16,309
	48	St Catherine University	3,651	209	3,442
	49	St. John's University-New York	19,389	8,275	11,114
	50	University of Rhode Island	17,210	7,080	10,130
Total			1,494,994	655,548	839,446

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 1,090,781 with 604,857 female students and 485,924 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Library and Information Studies schools.

Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of Arizona has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 44,848, while Simmons University has the least number of undergraduate students of 1,675.

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Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	8,197	12,688
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	22,246	18,438
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	15,805	15,328
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	37,985	18,928	19,057
	6	Syracuse University	15,957	7,049	8,908
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	38,093	19,082	19,011
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	30,564	14,211	16,353
	10	Florida State University	32,720	14,313	18,407
	10	Simmons University	1,675	-	1,675
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	17,815	20,225
	14	Drexel University	13,309	6,758	6,551
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	13,269	20,206
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	18,288	8,005	10,283
	17	University of Kentucky	25,534	10,671	14,863
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	11,031	14,869
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	30,187	12,341	17,846
	20	Kent State University at Kent	20,841	7,895	12,946
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	24,449	11,046	13,403
	22	University of North Texas	34,458	16,017	18,441
	23	San Jose State University	28,008	14,636	13,372
	24	University at Buffalo	20,359	11,049	9,310
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,416	4,850	9,566
	26	Wayne State University	16,012	6,567	9,445
	27	Indiana University-Indianapolis	14,504	4,912	9,592
	28	The University of Alabama	34,389	14,970	19,419
	29	University of Arizona	44,848	20,115	24,733
	30	University of South Florida	38,525	16,662	21,863
	31	Texas Woman's University	10,039	1,216	8,823
	32	The Catholic University of America	3,177	1,469	1,708
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	15,375	6,246	9,129
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	23,329	11,141	12,188
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	3,967	1,120	2,847
	36	University at Albany	12,666	5,803	6,863
	37	University of Denver	6,614	2,942	3,672
	38	University of Iowa	22,738	9,900	12,838
	39	University of Southern California	20,630	9,882	10,748
	40	Dominican University	2,690	855	1,835
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	34,242	14,814	19,428
	42	North Carolina Central University	6,595	1,995	4,600
	43	CUNY Queens College	13,464	6,563	6,901
	44	Emporia State University	2,396	862	1,534
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	8,710	3,273	5,437
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	10,193	3,837	6,356
	47	East Carolina University	21,445	8,978	12,467
	48	St Catherine University	2,498	105	2,393
	49	St. John's University-New York	15,640	6,906	8,734
	50	University of Rhode Island	14,376	5,999	8,377
Total			1,090,781	485,924	604,857

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 404,213 with 234,589 female students and 169,624 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Library and Information Studies schools.

Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, University of Southern California has the most enrolled graduate students of 25,936, while Dominican University has the least number of graduate students of 1,113.

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Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
	Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
	1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,553	4,624	6,929
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,313	7,331	8,982
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	10,592	5,404	5,188
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	14,284	5,104	9,180
	6	Syracuse University	6,632	2,932	3,700
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	10,331	5,196	5,135
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	8,164	3,626	4,538
	10	Florida State University	11,169	4,174	6,995
	10	Simmons University	2,991	417	2,574
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	13,004	6,117	6,887
	14	Drexel University	7,844	2,980	4,864
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	13,860	7,161	6,699
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	4,162	1,601	2,561
	17	University of Kentucky	9,175	3,162	6,013
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,824	3,956	5,868
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	8,345	3,125	5,220
	20	Kent State University at Kent	5,533	1,934	3,599
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	7,094	2,758	4,336
	22	University of North Texas	12,406	5,498	6,908
	23	San Jose State University	9,653	3,644	6,009
	24	University at Buffalo	11,544	5,299	6,245
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3,596	1,033	2,563
	26	Wayne State University	7,791	2,990	4,801
	27	Indiana University-Indianapolis	8,030	2,912	5,118
	28	The University of Alabama	6,457	2,398	4,059
	29	University of Arizona	11,517	5,334	6,183
	30	University of South Florida	11,097	4,157	6,940
	31	Texas Woman's University	5,322	488	4,834
	32	The Catholic University of America	2,066	1,064	1,002
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	4,653	1,748	2,905
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	7,522	3,296	4,226
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	1,389	353	1,036
	36	University at Albany	4,894	1,891	3,003
	37	University of Denver	6,199	2,120	4,079
	38	University of Iowa	8,041	3,612	4,429
	39	University of Southern California	25,936	11,954	13,982
	40	Dominican University	1,113	236	877
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	7,463	2,867	4,596
	42	North Carolina Central University	1,984	499	1,485
	43	CUNY Queens College	2,501	818	1,683
	44	Emporia State University	2,161	621	1,540
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	2,602	1,107	1,495
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	2,977	1,018	1,959
	47	East Carolina University	5,495	1,653	3,842
	48	St Catherine University	1,153	104	1,049
	49	St. John's University-New York	3,749	1,369	2,380
	50	University of Rhode Island	2,834	1,081	1,753
Total			404,213	169,624	234,589

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Library and Information Studies schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,090,781 students, 62,138 students (5.70%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 457,093 students (41.91%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 404,213 students, 107,324 students (26.55%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 58,764 students (14.54%) have learned from at least one online course.

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Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Library And Information Studies Schools
	Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	1	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	43 (0.21%)	3,936 (18.85%)	11,553	1,815 (15.71%)	1,733 (15.00%)
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	40,684	670 (1.65%)	7,467 (18.35%)	16,313	986 (6.04%)	1,237 (7.58%)
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	31,133	135 (0.43%)	8,515 (27.35%)	10,592	1,533 (14.47%)	842 (7.95%)
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	37,985	611 (1.61%)	19,253 (50.69%)	14,284	3,342 (23.40%)	2,484 (17.39%)
	6	Syracuse University	15,957	394 (2.47%)	1,664 (10.43%)	6,632	1,904 (28.71%)	732 (11.04%)
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	38,093	225 (0.59%)	16,836 (44.20%)	10,331	3,024 (29.27%)	1,109 (10.73%)
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	30,564	440 (1.44%)	11,614 (38.00%)	8,164	2,736 (33.51%)	491 (6.01%)
	10	Florida State University	32,720	1,667 (5.09%)	20,214 (61.78%)	11,169	4,094 (36.66%)	1,357 (12.15%)
	10	Simmons University	1,675	136 (8.12%)	397 (23.70%)	2,991	1,846 (61.72%)	604 (20.19%)
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	38,040	563 (1.48%)	9,815 (25.80%)	13,004	891 (6.85%)	1,181 (9.08%)
	14	Drexel University	13,309	937 (7.04%)	4,283 (32.18%)	7,844	2,820 (35.95%)	1,038 (13.23%)
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	33,475	42 (0.13%)	4,946 (14.78%)	13,860	743 (5.36%)	589 (4.25%)
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	18,288	2,128 (11.64%)	9,979 (54.57%)	4,162	1,006 (24.17%)	1,422 (34.17%)
	17	University of Kentucky	25,534	1,508 (5.91%)	12,080 (47.31%)	9,175	3,555 (38.75%)	1,046 (11.40%)
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	106 (0.41%)	4,507 (17.40%)	9,824	1,359 (13.83%)	1,537 (15.65%)
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	30,187	1,060 (3.51%)	20,451 (67.75%)	8,345	2,459 (29.47%)	1,224 (14.67%)
	20	Kent State University at Kent	20,841	2,371 (11.38%)	11,623 (55.77%)	5,533	2,086 (37.70%)	1,037 (18.74%)
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	24,449	1,186 (4.85%)	11,636 (47.59%)	7,094	2,371 (33.42%)	936 (13.19%)
	22	University of North Texas	34,458	3,184 (9.24%)	21,810 (63.29%)	12,406	3,024 (24.38%)	4,050 (32.65%)
	23	San Jose State University	28,008	1,869 (6.67%)	15,979 (57.05%)	9,653	4,158 (43.07%)	1,915 (19.84%)
	24	University at Buffalo	20,359	510 (2.51%)	11,359 (55.79%)	11,544	2,153 (18.65%)	2,168 (18.78%)
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,416	3,082 (21.38%)	7,022 (48.71%)	3,596	1,639 (45.58%)	610 (16.96%)
	26	Wayne State University	16,012	1,076 (6.72%)	9,421 (58.84%)	7,791	1,937 (24.86%)	1,363 (17.49%)
	27	Indiana University-Indianapolis	14,504	1,415 (9.76%)	7,825 (53.95%)	8,030	1,607 (20.01%)	1,515 (18.87%)
	28	The University of Alabama	34,389	3,400 (9.89%)	11,217 (32.62%)	6,457	2,889 (44.74%)	682 (10.56%)
	29	University of Arizona	44,848	8,959 (19.98%)	21,518 (47.98%)	11,517	3,522 (30.58%)	1,571 (13.64%)
	30	University of South Florida	38,525	4,428 (11.49%)	23,640 (61.36%)	11,097	3,091 (27.85%)	2,273 (20.48%)
	31	Texas Woman's University	10,039	2,502 (24.92%)	4,551 (45.33%)	5,322	3,464 (65.09%)	858 (16.12%)
	32	The Catholic University of America	3,177	107 (3.37%)	378 (11.90%)	2,066	352 (17.04%)	289 (13.99%)
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	15,375	799 (5.20%)	7,901 (51.39%)	4,653	759 (16.31%)	714 (15.34%)
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	23,329	1,241 (5.32%)	9,720 (41.66%)	7,522	3,601 (47.87%)	784 (10.42%)
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	3,967	8 (0.20%)	1,100 (27.73%)	1,389	28 (2.02%)	170 (12.24%)
	36	University at Albany	12,666	689 (5.44%)	5,901 (46.59%)	4,894	1,252 (25.58%)	1,133 (23.15%)
	37	University of Denver	6,614	749 (11.32%)	305 (4.61%)	6,199	2,038 (32.88%)	1,142 (18.42%)
	38	University of Iowa	22,738	793 (3.49%)	13,238 (58.22%)	8,041	2,235 (27.80%)	504 (6.27%)
	39	University of Southern California	20,630	28 (0.14%)	2,008 (9.73%)	25,936	6,049 (23.32%)	7,429 (28.64%)
	40	Dominican University	2,690	126 (4.68%)	1,996 (74.20%)	1,113	914 (82.12%)	110 (9.88%)
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	34,242	1,967 (5.74%)	16,318 (47.65%)	7,463	3,162 (42.37%)	691 (9.26%)
	42	North Carolina Central University	6,595	1,202 (18.23%)	3,996 (60.59%)	1,984	839 (42.29%)	386 (19.46%)
	43	CUNY Queens College	13,464	380 (2.82%)	4,982 (37.00%)	2,501	546 (21.83%)	610 (24.39%)
	44	Emporia State University	2,396	378 (15.78%)	904 (37.73%)	2,161	1,969 (91.12%)	112 (5.18%)
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	8,710	29 (0.33%)	1,026 (11.78%)	2,602	148 (5.69%)	367 (14.10%)
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	10,193	2,526 (24.78%)	5,164 (50.66%)	2,977	1,614 (54.22%)	386 (12.97%)
	47	East Carolina University	21,445	4,859 (22.66%)	11,285 (52.62%)	5,495	3,497 (63.64%)	501 (9.12%)
	48	St Catherine University	2,498	693 (27.74%)	1,041 (41.67%)	1,153	437 (37.90%)	271 (23.50%)
	49	St. John's University-New York	15,640	166 (1.06%)	5,850 (37.40%)	3,749	815 (21.74%)	910 (24.27%)
	50	University of Rhode Island	14,376	122 (0.85%)	5,712 (39.73%)	2,834	696 (24.56%)	234 (8.26%)
Average			1,090,781	62,138 (5.70%)	457,093 (41.91%)	404,213	107,324 (26.55%)	58,764 (14.54%)

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