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Library and Information Science Program School of Information Sciences University of Pittsburgh

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  • Pittsburgh, PA
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 81%19%
    student ratio
  • 344
    total students
  • $18,774 | $30,736
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • January 15
    fall application deadline
  • 84%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Library And Information Science Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Health Sciences Librarianship Certificate
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 217
    • Doctoral Degrees 5
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees 11
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
    • Distance learning programs available? Yes
    • Terminal master's degree available? No
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Optional
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

84% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied382
    • Accepted324
    • Acceptance Rate84%
    • Enrolled154
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $50
    • Application Fee - International $50
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline January 15th January 15th Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test or MAT, bachelor's degree from accredited university; minimum GPA of 3.0
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, minimum GPA of 3.5
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesMLIS, MSIS with minimum GPA of 3.0
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 550 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$18,774
    • Out-of-state tuition *$30,736
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$740.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsJanuary 15
    • Types of financial support availableTuition Waivers, Career or Field-Related Internships, Health Care Benefits, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students344
    • Female Percentage81%
    • Male Percentage19%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students344
    • Part-time Percentage51%
    • Full-time Percentage49%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino3%
    • Black / African American3%
    • White / Caucasian74%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian2%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races2%
    • Unknown16%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty15
    • Full-time Percentage60%
    • Part-time Percentage40%
    • Female Percentage67%
    • Male Percentage33%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchArchives and preservation management, children's resources and services, digital libraries, cross-lingual information retrieval, cyberscholarship and cyberinfrastructure
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

Library and Information Science Program

School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh

4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
United States

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