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About CLIS

• The College of Information Studies (CLIS), Maryland’s primary center for graduate education, research and service in the field of information studies, was founded in the fall of 1965.
  
  
• CLIS is part of the University of Maryland, College Park, the flagship campus of the University System of Maryland, a Research I university, and the original 1862 land grant institution in Maryland.
  
  
• College Park is 10 miles, a short Metrorail ride, to Washington, D.C., and only 25 miles from Baltimore. The area is a cosmopolitan center of cultural and intellectual activity and political power that is the hub of the information industry and home to hundreds of libraries, archives, and other information organizations.
  
  
• Total College Park enrollment is about 35,000 of whom nearly 10,000 are graduate students.
  
  
• CLIS enrollment averages 300 students.
  
  
• CLIS is ranked 13th in the nation among Library Science programs by U.S. News & World Report.
  
  
• CLIS offers graduate study leading to the Master of Library Science, the Master of Information Management, and the Doctor of Philosophy.
  
  
• The Master of Information Management (MIM) degree, introduced in Fall 2003, meets the demand for professionals rigorously trained in knowledge management fields.
  
  
• CLIS also offers a dual-degree master’s program in History/Library Science (HiLS) for the MLS and MA in History.
  
  
• The School Library Media Program certifies graduates for work in school libraries.
  
  
• A network of seven university libraries and the nearby National Archives II provide on-campus opportunities for professional development and research.
  
  
• Faculty to student ratio is approximately 1:12.
  
  
• Since 1965, over 5,000 students have earned the MLS from CLIS, and 43 have earned doctorates.