53 Best colleges for Cognitive Science in Pennsylvania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Cognitive Science. A graph of 3.37M citations received by 61.3K academic papers made by 53 universities in Pennsylvania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Cognitive Science

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#63 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Cognitive Science

#156 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Cognitive Science

#168 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,289

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Cognitive Science

#186 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,946

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#230 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

11. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Cognitive Science

#239 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,930

12. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Cognitive Science

#246 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1379
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $37,475

13. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Cognitive Science

#268 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Cognitive Science

#272 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,486

15. Haverford College

Haverford

For Cognitive Science

#278 in the United States

#314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,828

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#287 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,125

17. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Cognitive Science

#306 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,383

18. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Cognitive Science

#313 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,036

19. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Cognitive Science

#344 in the United States

#384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,729

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Cognitive Science

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,728

21. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Cognitive Science

#371 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,929

22. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#385 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1145
Net Price: $24,638
Receiving Aid: 100%

23. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Cognitive Science

#410 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,145
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,748

24. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Cognitive Science

#452 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 99%

25. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Cognitive Science

#458 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,608

26. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#464 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

27. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Cognitive Science

#482 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

28. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Cognitive Science

#485 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,100

29. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Cognitive Science

#487 in the United States

#538 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Cognitive Science

#488 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,019

31. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#503 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $20,119
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,808

32. Widener University

Chester

For Cognitive Science

#529 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1155
Net Price: $30,720
Receiving Aid: 100%

33. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#534 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $28,583
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,744

34. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Cognitive Science

#546 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

35. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#551 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $36,392

36. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Cognitive Science

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $26,051
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $38,971

37. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Cognitive Science

#608 in the United States

#667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

38. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Cognitive Science

#609 in the United States

#668 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,258

39. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#629 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,027
Male:Female: 36:64

40. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Cognitive Science

#646 in the United States

#707 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1147
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,508

41. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Cognitive Science

#652 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,814

42. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Cognitive Science

#662 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1197
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,994

43. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Cognitive Science

#690 in the United States

#751 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,625

44. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Cognitive Science

#691 in the United States

#752 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Cognitive Science

#695 in the United States

#756 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,205

46. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Cognitive Science

#699 in the United States

#760 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,148
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

47. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Cognitive Science

#710 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1170
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,716

48. Marywood University

Scranton

For Cognitive Science

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,712

49. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Cognitive Science

#720 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $40,242
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $40,209

50. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Cognitive Science

#733 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1100
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,951

51. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Cognitive Science

#760 in the United States

#822 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $14,882
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,747

52. Gannon University

Erie

For Cognitive Science

#761 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $23,942
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $27,483

53. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#773 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,051

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cognitive Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	19	12
District of Columbia	8	72
New Jersey	19	17
New York	81	8
West Virginia	3	102
Connecticut	14	10
Virginia	19	49
Ohio	31	26
Massachusetts	45	2
Rhode Island	5	50
Vermont	3	130
New Hampshire	4	54
North Carolina	19	28
Indiana	16	35
Kentucky	9	70
Michigan	20	4
South Carolina	10	96
Maine	6	251
Tennessee	15	39
Illinois	30	9
Georgia	19	40
Wisconsin	17	23
Alabama	11	115
Iowa	7	34
Missouri	13	21
Mississippi	7	144
Minnesota	16	31
Arkansas	7	161
Florida	28	30
Louisiana	12	92
Kansas	8	66
South Dakota	4	333
Nebraska	6	109
Oklahoma	8	125
North Dakota	3	148
Texas	45	22
Colorado	12	53
New Mexico	4	97
Puerto Rico	5	378
Utah	6	58
Idaho	3	280
Arizona	4	44
Washington	13	11
Oregon	13	55
California	75	1

Psychology subfields in Pennsylvania

Child Psychology65

Clinical Psychology55

Education Majors76

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience74

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11