Library and Information Studies Colleges Population Comparison

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Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 1,452,742 with 816,644 female students and 636,098 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. 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 56,916, while Dominican University has the least number of students of 3,196 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	56,916	31,000	25,916
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	31,705	12,594	19,111
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	52,319	24,831	27,488
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	40,792	20,762	20,030
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	52,384	23,099	29,285
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	50,637	23,354	27,283
	6	Syracuse University	22,698	10,438	12,260
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	51,225	24,739	26,486
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	47,005	24,008	22,997
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	33,805	15,269	18,536
	10	Florida State University	44,161	18,352	25,809
	10	Simmons University	5,710	440	5,270
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	48,956	22,993	25,963
	14	Drexel University	22,344	10,174	12,170
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	46,430	19,869	26,561
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	22,676	9,913	12,763
	17	University of Kentucky	31,547	12,723	18,824
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	33,767	14,131	19,636
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	35,653	15,070	20,583
	20	Kent State University at Kent	25,854	9,548	16,306
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	31,304	13,746	17,558
	22	University of North Texas	44,767	20,574	24,193
	23	San Jose State University	35,751	17,300	18,451
	24	University at Buffalo	32,099	16,606	15,493
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	17,978	5,924	12,054
	26	Wayne State University	23,630	9,453	14,177
	27	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	25,979	10,279	15,700
	28	The University of Alabama	38,644	16,506	22,138
	29	University of Arizona	49,403	21,985	27,418
	30	University of South Florida	49,600	21,001	28,599
	31	Texas Woman's University	15,958	1,806	14,152
	32	The Catholic University of America	4,968	2,267	2,701
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	19,074	7,454	11,620
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	28,308	13,294	15,014
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	5,494	1,479	4,015
	36	SUNY at Albany	16,658	7,200	9,458
	37	University of Denver	13,734	5,231	8,503
	38	University of Iowa	30,015	13,316	16,699
	39	University of Southern California	48,945	22,574	26,371
	40	Dominican University	3,196	826	2,370
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	37,348	16,394	20,954
	42	North Carolina Central University	7,553	2,230	5,323
	43	CUNY Queens College	17,001	7,506	9,495
	44	Emporia State University	5,324	1,759	3,565
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	12,037	4,616	7,421
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	13,526	4,729	8,797
	47	East Carolina University	27,151	10,753	16,398
	48	St Catherine University	3,577	234	3,343
	49	St. John's University-New York	19,663	8,435	11,228
	50	University of Rhode Island	17,473	7,314	10,159
Total			1,452,742	636,098	816,644

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 1,045,967 with 579,936 female students and 466,031 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between best Library and Information Studies schools.

Among the best Library and Information Studies schools, The University of Texas at Austin has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 41,309, while Simmons University has the least number of undergraduate students of 1,788.

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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	35,120	18,821	16,299
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	7,941	12,088
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	17,831	18,382
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	30,353	15,413	14,940
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	17,610	23,699
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	18,156	18,188
	6	Syracuse University	15,421	7,030	8,391
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	15,580	17,115
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	17,953	17,707
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	27,039	12,331	14,708
	10	Florida State University	32,936	14,100	18,836
	10	Simmons University	1,788	-	1,788
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	17,070	19,236
	14	Drexel University	14,021	7,164	6,857
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	12,853	19,570
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	18,348	8,267	10,081
	17	University of Kentucky	22,735	9,583	13,152
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	10,356	14,064
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	11,975	15,368
	20	Kent State University at Kent	20,418	7,723	12,695
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	10,844	12,901
	22	University of North Texas	33,023	15,129	17,894
	23	San Jose State University	26,863	13,999	12,864
	24	University at Buffalo	20,761	11,131	9,630
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,198	4,764	9,434
	26	Wayne State University	15,958	6,491	9,467
	27	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	17,727	7,195	10,532
	28	The University of Alabama	32,458	14,152	18,306
	29	University of Arizona	38,751	17,213	21,538
	30	University of South Florida	38,047	16,478	21,569
	31	Texas Woman's University	10,153	1,262	8,891
	32	The Catholic University of America	3,011	1,296	1,715
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	14,198	5,616	8,582
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	21,282	10,333	10,949
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	3,934	1,106	2,828
	36	SUNY at Albany	12,264	5,604	6,660
	37	University of Denver	6,151	2,728	3,423
	38	University of Iowa	21,973	9,651	12,322
	39	University of Southern California	20,699	9,916	10,783
	40	Dominican University	2,136	615	1,521
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	30,952	13,896	17,056
	42	North Carolina Central University	5,634	1,705	3,929
	43	CUNY Queens College	14,406	6,764	7,642
	44	Emporia State University	2,740	1,014	1,726
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	9,212	3,347	5,865
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	10,258	3,617	6,641
	47	East Carolina University	21,688	9,038	12,650
	48	St Catherine University	2,404	115	2,289
	49	St. John's University-New York	15,652	6,943	8,709
	50	University of Rhode Island	14,768	6,312	8,456
Total			1,045,967	466,031	579,936

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Library and Information Studies schools is 406,775 with 236,708 female students and 170,067 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 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 28,246, while Dominican University has the least number of graduate students of 1,060.

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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	21,796	12,179	9,617
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,676	4,653	7,023
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	16,106	7,000	9,106
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	10,439	5,349	5,090
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	11,075	5,489	5,586
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	14,293	5,198	9,095
	6	Syracuse University	7,277	3,408	3,869
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,530	9,159	9,371
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	11,345	6,055	5,290
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	6,766	2,938	3,828
	10	Florida State University	11,225	4,252	6,973
	10	Simmons University	3,922	440	3,482
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	12,650	5,923	6,727
	14	Drexel University	8,323	3,010	5,313
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	14,007	7,016	6,991
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	4,328	1,646	2,682
	17	University of Kentucky	8,812	3,140	5,672
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,347	3,775	5,572
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	8,310	3,095	5,215
	20	Kent State University at Kent	5,436	1,825	3,611
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	7,559	2,902	4,657
	22	University of North Texas	11,744	5,445	6,299
	23	San Jose State University	8,888	3,301	5,587
	24	University at Buffalo	11,338	5,475	5,863
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	3,780	1,160	2,620
	26	Wayne State University	7,672	2,962	4,710
	27	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	8,252	3,084	5,168
	28	The University of Alabama	6,186	2,354	3,832
	29	University of Arizona	10,652	4,772	5,880
	30	University of South Florida	11,553	4,523	7,030
	31	Texas Woman's University	5,805	544	5,261
	32	The Catholic University of America	1,957	971	986
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	4,876	1,838	3,038
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	7,026	2,961	4,065
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	1,560	373	1,187
	36	SUNY at Albany	4,394	1,596	2,798
	37	University of Denver	7,583	2,503	5,080
	38	University of Iowa	8,042	3,665	4,377
	39	University of Southern California	28,246	12,658	15,588
	40	Dominican University	1,060	211	849
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	6,396	2,498	3,898
	42	North Carolina Central University	1,919	525	1,394
	43	CUNY Queens College	2,595	742	1,853
	44	Emporia State University	2,584	745	1,839
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	2,825	1,269	1,556
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	3,268	1,112	2,156
	47	East Carolina University	5,463	1,715	3,748
	48	St Catherine University	1,173	119	1,054
	49	St. John's University-New York	4,011	1,492	2,519
	50	University of Rhode Island	2,705	1,002	1,703
Total			406,775	170,067	236,708

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Library and Information Studies schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 1,042,033 students, 56,830 students (5.45%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 429,417 students (41.21%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 405,215 students, 103,763 students (25.61%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 62,987 students (15.54%) 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	35,120	658 (1.87%)	21,798 (62.07%)	21,796	9,257 (42.47%)	3,353 (15.38%)
	2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,029	38 (0.19%)	4,330 (21.62%)	11,676	1,880 (16.10%)	1,774 (15.19%)
	3	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	36,213	440 (1.22%)	7,046 (19.46%)	16,106	767 (4.76%)	1,612 (10.01%)
	4	University of Maryland-College Park	30,353	243 (0.80%)	8,253 (27.19%)	10,439	1,273 (12.19%)	1,130 (10.82%)
	4	The University of Texas at Austin	41,309	341 (0.83%)	19,009 (46.02%)	11,075	34 (0.31%)	839 (7.58%)
	6	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	36,344	773 (2.13%)	17,644 (48.55%)	14,293	2,985 (20.88%)	2,023 (14.15%)
	6	Syracuse University	15,421	314 (2.04%)	1,609 (10.43%)	7,277	1,930 (26.52%)	930 (12.78%)
	8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	32,695	31 (0.09%)	3,274 (10.01%)	18,530	1,494 (8.06%)	2,137 (11.53%)
	9	Indiana University-Bloomington	35,660	159 (0.45%)	14,820 (41.56%)	11,345	3,458 (30.48%)	1,541 (13.58%)
	10	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	27,039	433 (1.60%)	14,111 (52.19%)	6,766	1,803 (26.65%)	591 (8.73%)
	10	Florida State University	32,936	1,551 (4.71%)	19,688 (59.78%)	11,225	3,907 (34.81%)	1,384 (12.33%)
	10	Simmons University	1,788	148 (8.28%)	436 (24.38%)	3,922	2,716 (69.25%)	584 (14.89%)
	13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	36,306	545 (1.50%)	9,098 (25.06%)	12,650	839 (6.63%)	1,301 (10.28%)
	14	Drexel University	14,021	973 (6.94%)	3,974 (28.34%)	8,323	3,504 (42.10%)	1,020 (12.26%)
	15	University of California-Los Angeles	32,423	17 (0.05%)	3,838 (11.84%)	14,007	590 (4.21%)	920 (6.57%)
	16	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	18,348	2,077 (11.32%)	9,998 (54.49%)	4,328	1,023 (23.64%)	1,498 (34.61%)
	17	University of Kentucky	22,735	1,018 (4.48%)	8,482 (37.31%)	8,812	3,046 (34.57%)	1,065 (12.09%)
	18	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24,420	88 (0.36%)	3,634 (14.88%)	9,347	793 (8.48%)	1,436 (15.36%)
	19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	27,343	745 (2.72%)	17,415 (63.69%)	8,310	2,426 (29.19%)	1,169 (14.07%)
	20	Kent State University at Kent	20,418	2,063 (10.10%)	10,663 (52.22%)	5,436	2,300 (42.31%)	787 (14.48%)
	21	University of Missouri-Columbia	23,745	1,332 (5.61%)	11,860 (49.95%)	7,559	2,756 (36.46%)	1,071 (14.17%)
	22	University of North Texas	33,023	2,898 (8.78%)	19,955 (60.43%)	11,744	2,889 (24.60%)	3,377 (28.76%)
	23	San Jose State University	26,863	2,081 (7.75%)	17,154 (63.86%)	8,888	3,709 (41.73%)	2,544 (28.62%)
	24	University at Buffalo	20,761	578 (2.78%)	9,639 (46.43%)	11,338	1,605 (14.16%)	2,395 (21.12%)
	25	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	14,198	2,653 (18.69%)	7,562 (53.26%)	3,780	1,543 (40.82%)	580 (15.34%)
	26	Wayne State University	15,958	1,577 (9.88%)	9,349 (58.59%)	7,672	1,751 (22.82%)	1,103 (14.38%)
	27	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	17,727	1,505 (8.49%)	9,424 (53.16%)	8,252	1,554 (18.83%)	1,479 (17.92%)
	28	The University of Alabama	32,458	3,306 (10.19%)	9,555 (29.44%)	6,186	2,514 (40.64%)	665 (10.75%)
	29	University of Arizona	38,751	6,616 (17.07%)	18,688 (48.23%)	10,652	3,001 (28.17%)	1,277 (11.99%)
	30	University of South Florida	38,047	5,407 (14.21%)	22,145 (58.20%)	11,553	3,214 (27.82%)	2,471 (21.39%)
	31	Texas Woman's University	10,153	2,799 (27.57%)	4,793 (47.21%)	5,805	3,640 (62.70%)	978 (16.85%)
	32	The Catholic University of America	3,011	34 (1.13%)	387 (12.85%)	1,957	358 (18.29%)	267 (13.64%)
	33	University of Hawaii at Manoa	14,198	215 (1.51%)	1,662 (11.71%)	4,876	508 (10.42%)	358 (7.34%)
	34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	21,282	872 (4.10%)	9,690 (45.53%)	7,026	3,177 (45.22%)	823 (11.71%)
	35	Pratt Institute-Main	Pratt Institute-Main does not offer online courses.
	36	SUNY at Albany	12,264	408 (3.33%)	4,347 (35.45%)	4,394	1,086 (24.72%)	892 (20.30%)
	37	University of Denver	6,151	324 (5.27%)	299 (4.86%)	7,583	2,810 (37.06%)	1,566 (20.65%)
	38	University of Iowa	21,973	927 (4.22%)	13,834 (62.96%)	8,042	2,273 (28.26%)	463 (5.76%)
	39	University of Southern California	20,699	25 (0.12%)	2,305 (11.14%)	28,246	6,251 (22.13%)	7,901 (27.97%)
	40	Dominican University	2,136	3 (0.14%)	1,374 (64.33%)	1,060	257 (24.25%)	696 (65.66%)
	41	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	30,952	1,005 (3.25%)	14,238 (46.00%)	6,396	2,026 (31.68%)	796 (12.45%)
	42	North Carolina Central University	5,634	902 (16.01%)	2,664 (47.28%)	1,919	691 (36.01%)	333 (17.35%)
	43	CUNY Queens College	14,406	729 (5.06%)	5,719 (39.70%)	2,595	790 (30.44%)	706 (27.21%)
	44	Emporia State University	2,740	230 (8.39%)	1,271 (46.39%)	2,584	2,290 (88.62%)	163 (6.31%)
	45	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	9,212	-	3,229 (35.05%)	2,825	165 (5.84%)	591 (20.92%)
	46	University of Southern Mississippi	10,258	2,222 (21.66%)	6,072 (59.19%)	3,268	1,732 (53.00%)	418 (12.79%)
	47	East Carolina University	21,688	4,434 (20.44%)	11,041 (50.91%)	5,463	3,373 (61.74%)	580 (10.62%)
	48	St Catherine University	2,404	569 (23.67%)	958 (39.85%)	1,173	474 (40.41%)	181 (15.43%)
	49	St. John's University-New York	15,652	282 (1.80%)	6,079 (38.84%)	4,011	768 (19.15%)	986 (24.58%)
	50	University of Rhode Island	14,768	242 (1.64%)	5,004 (33.88%)	2,705	533 (19.70%)	233 (8.61%)
Average			1,042,033	56,830 (5.45%)	429,417 (41.21%)	405,215	103,763 (25.61%)	62,987 (15.54%)

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