The World University Index

Chapel Hill, United States

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ranked in the world

4

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is ranked 4th in the world for Library & Information Management.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Library & Information Management, 2026

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Full ranking profile

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Library & Information ManagementQuacquarelli Symonds4
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Pharmacy & PharmacologyQuacquarelli Symonds5
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University9
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Public HealthShanghaiRanking Consultancy10
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University12
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University18
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University18
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group19
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University21
NTU 2025in the world for MicrobiologyNational Taiwan University26
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report26
URAP 2024-2025in the world for NursingURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University28
NTU 2025in the world for Pharmacology & ToxicologyNational Taiwan University28
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group29
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC31
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University33
NTU 2025in the world for Biomedical EngineeringNational Taiwan University33
NTU 2025in the world for ImmunologyNational Taiwan University33
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University34
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency35
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes35
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group36
NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & GeneticsNational Taiwan University37
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group38
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group38
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature39
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group40
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University44
Time 2026Time / Statista44
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group45
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University46
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature54
NTU 2025National Taiwan University56
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education58
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group60
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency61
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney68
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University71
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University74
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group74
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal77
THE 2026Times Higher Education78
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)82
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University87
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University88
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature89
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency96
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group98
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University110
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group116
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group126
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds140
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University145
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University157
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group167
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group184
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University204
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University210
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency212
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature214
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group231
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group234
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group258
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University277
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group294
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group348
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency368
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University427

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.