Best Cognitive Science colleges in the U.S. 2026

Best Cognitive Science colleges in the U.S. for 2026

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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University of Pennsylvania offers 2 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 49 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 48 Bachelor's degrees, and 1 Master's degree.

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University offers 2 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 46 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 43 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Vanderbilt University offers 3 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 72 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 71 Bachelor's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

University of California-Berkeley offers 1 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2024, 245 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 245 Bachelor's degrees.

Carnegie Mellon University offers 2 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 15 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 15 Bachelor's degrees.

University of California-San Diego offers 3 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 762 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 743 Bachelor's degrees, 11 Doctoral degrees, and 8 Master's degrees.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers 1 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2024, 17 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 17 Bachelor's degrees.

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Washington University in St Louis offers 1 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 63 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 63 Bachelor's degrees.

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University of California-Los Angeles offers 1 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 283 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 283 Bachelor's degrees.

Stanford University
Stanford, CA
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Stanford University offers 2 Cognitive Science degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 107 Cognitive Science students graduated with students earning 102 Bachelor's degrees, and 5 Master's degrees.

List of all Cognitive Science colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
University of Pennsylvania Logo University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
5/5
20 : 1 29,109
Tufts University Logo Tufts University Medford, MA
5/5
15 : 1 13,599
Vanderbilt University Logo Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
5/5
11 : 1 13,575
University of California-Berkeley Logo University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
4/5
23 : 1 45,882
Carnegie Mellon University Logo Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
5/5
11 : 1 15,888