Colleges

The 60 US colleges offering cognitive science — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 8 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
68%
Students
64,674
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
4

Indiana University-Bloomington

Public

Bloomington, Indiana · Small city · 46 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
78%
SAT
1313
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
80%
Students
37,806
To beach
174 mi
Grads in major
12

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Public

New Brunswick, New Jersey · Small city · 27 mi to New York

Admission
58%
SAT
1410
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
84%
Students
37,751
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
40

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Public

Champaign, Illinois · Small city · 79 mi to Springfield

Admission
42%
SAT
1440
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
85%
Students
36,258
To beach
115 mi
Grads in major
14

University of California-San Diego

Public

La Jolla, California · Large city · 12 mi to San Diego

Admission
27%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
86%
Students
34,948
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
722

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Public

Ann Arbor, Michigan · Midsize city · 35 mi to Detroit

Admission
16%
SAT
1465
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
93%
Students
34,177
To beach
30 mi
Grads in major
138

University of California-Los Angeles

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 11 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
9%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,475
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
237

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
257

University of California-Davis

Public

Davis, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
42%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,253
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
190

University of Georgia

Public

Athens, Georgia · Midsize city · 60 mi to Atlanta

Admission
38%
SAT
1397
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
90%
Students
32,137
To beach
175 mi
Grads in major
49

University of California-Irvine

Public

Irvine, California · Large city · 35 mi to Riverside

Admission
29%
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
87%
Students
30,197
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
31

New York University

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 1 mi to New York

Admission
9%
SAT
1520
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
88%
Students
28,663
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
16

The University of Texas at Dallas

Public

Richardson, Texas · Midsize city · 15 mi to Dallas

Admission
65%
SAT
1286
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
76%
Students
21,751
To beach
245 mi
Grads in major
33

California State University-Fresno

Public

Fresno, California · Large city · 6 mi to Fresno

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
57%
Students
21,605
To beach
112 mi
Grads in major
1

University of Southern California

Private

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 3 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
10%
SAT
1495
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
92%
Students
20,443
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
44

University at Buffalo

Public

Buffalo, New York · Large suburb · 9 mi to Buffalo

Admission
74%
SAT
1295
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
75%
Students
20,112
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
9

University of Delaware

Public

Newark, Delaware · Large suburb · 36 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
71%
SAT
1292
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
81%
Students
19,071
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
61

University of California-Santa Cruz

Public

Santa Cruz, California · Small city · 26 mi to San Jose

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
75%
Students
17,940
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
123

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Public

Charlottesville, Virginia · Midsize suburb · 68 mi to Richmond

Admission
17%
SAT
1480
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$87k
Grad rate
96%
Students
17,597
To beach
67 mi
Grads in major
—

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Public

Mankato, Minnesota · Small city · 68 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
88%
SAT
1150
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
54%
Students
11,703
To beach
201 mi
Grads in major
3

University of Pennsylvania

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 2 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
5%
SAT
1553
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$111k
Grad rate
97%
Students
10,650
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
80

Columbia University in the City of New York

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 7 mi to New York

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
96%
Students
8,973
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
2

California State University-Stanislaus

Public

Turlock, California · Small suburb · 38 mi to Stockton

Admission
98%
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
53%
Students
8,385
To beach
46 mi
Grads in major
2

University of California-Merced

Public

Merced, California · Midsize suburb · 56 mi to Fresno

Admission
91%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
69%
Students
8,372
To beach
71 mi
Grads in major
54

Washington University in St Louis

Private

St. Louis, Missouri · Large suburb · 6 mi to St. Louis

Admission
12%
SAT
1530
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$86k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,857
To beach
258 mi
Grads in major
64

Marquette University

Private

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city · 1 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
81%
SAT
1310
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
83%
Students
7,660
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
10

University of Chicago

Private

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 6 mi to Chicago

Admission
4%
SAT
1554
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
96%
Students
7,569
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
2

Stanford University

Private

Stanford, California · Large suburb · 17 mi to San Jose

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$124k
Grad rate
92%
Students
7,554
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
83

Chapman University

Private

Orange, California · Midsize city · 29 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
65%
SAT
1357
Net price
$47k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
82%
Students
7,478
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Public

Duluth, Minnesota · Small city · 2 mi to Duluth

Admission
89%
SAT
1251
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
65%
Students
7,336
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
5

Carnegie Mellon University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · 3 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
12%
SAT
1546
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$115k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,304
To beach
110 mi
Grads in major
13

Brown University

Private

Providence, Rhode Island · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Providence

Admission
5%
SAT
1546
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$93k
Grad rate
96%
Students
7,226
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
7

Vanderbilt University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
6%
SAT
1549
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,208
To beach
380 mi
Grads in major
51

Tufts University

Private

Medford, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 5 mi to Boston

Admission
11%
SAT
1513
Net price
$40k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,061
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
33

Yale University

Private

New Haven, Connecticut · Midsize city · < 1 mi to New Haven

Admission
4%
SAT
1534
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$101k
Grad rate
96%
Students
6,758
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
44

Case Western Reserve University

Private

Cleveland, Ohio · Large city · 4 mi to Cleveland

Admission
37%
SAT
1513
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$88k
Grad rate
87%
Students
6,437
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
48

Lehigh University

Private

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania · Small city · 6 mi to Allentown

Admission
26%
SAT
1440
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$106k
Grad rate
88%
Students
5,898
To beach
45 mi
Grads in major
12

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Private

Troy, New York · Small city · 7 mi to Albany

Admission
63%
SAT
1456
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
84%
Students
5,714
To beach
99 mi
Grads in major
7

Johns Hopkins University

Private

Baltimore, Maryland · Large city · 3 mi to Baltimore

Admission
6%
SAT
1553
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$88k
Grad rate
94%
Students
5,693
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
42

State University of New York at Oswego

Public

Oswego, New York · Distant town · 34 mi to Syracuse

Admission
81%
SAT
1187
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
60%
Students
5,473
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
7

Rice University

Private

Houston, Texas · Large city · 4 mi to Houston

Admission
8%
SAT
1553
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$90k
Grad rate
95%
Students
4,776
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
44

Dartmouth College

Private

Hanover, New Hampshire · Remote town · 64 mi to Manchester

Admission
5%
SAT
1534
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$97k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,541
To beach
88 mi
Grads in major
33

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
5%
SAT
1560
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$143k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,535
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
61

United States Military Academy

Public

West Point, New York · Fringe town · 47 mi to New York

Admission
12%
SAT
1355
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
87%
Students
4,408
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
11

Barnard College

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 7 mi to New York

Admission
9%
SAT
1520
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
93%
Students
3,264
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
5

University of Richmond

Private

University of Richmond, Virginia · Midsize city · 6 mi to Richmond

Admission
22%
SAT
1497
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
85%
Students
2,980
To beach
22 mi
Grads in major
4

George Fox University

Private

Newberg, Oregon · Fringe town · 20 mi to Portland

Admission
94%
SAT
1197
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
72%
Students
2,699
To beach
46 mi
Grads in major
3

Vassar College

Private

Poughkeepsie, New York · Large suburb · 56 mi to New Haven

Admission
19%
SAT
1494
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
91%
Students
2,444
To beach
26 mi
Grads in major
21

Carleton College

Private

Northfield, Minnesota · Distant town · 36 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
20%
SAT
1517
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
90%
Students
2,086
To beach
164 mi
Grads in major
7

Occidental College

Private

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 6 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
44%
SAT
1452
Net price
$38k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
81%
Students
1,877
To beach
18 mi
Grads in major
24

Franklin and Marshall College

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Small city · 1 mi to Lancaster

Admission
28%
SAT
1392
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
84%
Students
1,799
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
6

Pomona College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
7%
SAT
1534
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
93%
Students
1,666
To beach
33 mi
Grads in major
9

Swarthmore College

Private

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
7%
SAT
1534
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
92%
Students
1,613
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
6

University of Evansville

Private

Evansville, Indiana · Midsize city · 2 mi to Evansville

Admission
78%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
64%
Students
1,539
To beach
253 mi
Grads in major
1

Haverford College

Private

Haverford, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 8 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
12%
SAT
1513
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
90%
Students
1,430
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
2

Claremont McKenna College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
10%
SAT
1527
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$105k
Grad rate
91%
Students
1,388
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
2

Pitzer College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
25%
SAT
—
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
83%
Students
1,227
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
2

Scripps College

Private

Claremont, California · Large suburb · 21 mi to Riverside

Admission
38%
SAT
1492
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
83%
Students
1,113
To beach
34 mi
Grads in major
3

Beloit College

Private

Beloit, Wisconsin · Small city · 16 mi to Rockford

Admission
63%
SAT
1287
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
71%
Students
926
To beach
62 mi
Grads in major
3

Hampshire College

Private

Amherst, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 16 mi to Springfield

Admission
75%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
54%
Students
839
To beach
67 mi
Grads in major
2