50 Best colleges for Cognitive Science in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.42M citations received by 54.7K academic papers made by 50 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

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#18 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Cognitive Science

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#108 in the United States

#125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

7. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Cognitive Science

#137 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Cognitive Science

#163 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Villanova University

Villanova

For Cognitive Science

#191 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

10. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#228 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

11. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Cognitive Science

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

12. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Cognitive Science

#245 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

13. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Cognitive Science

#278 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

14. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Cognitive Science

#286 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Cognitive Science

#292 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

16. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#302 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

17. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Cognitive Science

#331 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

18. La Roche College

Pittsburgh

For Cognitive Science

#341 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,233

19. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Cognitive Science

#366 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

20. Lafayette College

Easton

For Cognitive Science

#371 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

21. Haverford College

Haverford

For Cognitive Science

#374 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

22. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Cognitive Science

#394 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

23. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Cognitive Science

#446 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

24. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Cognitive Science

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

25. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Cognitive Science

#470 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

26. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Cognitive Science

#481 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

27. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#497 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

28. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Cognitive Science

#502 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

29. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Cognitive Science

#504 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

30. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#522 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

31. Widener University

Chester

For Cognitive Science

#528 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

32. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#529 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

33. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#533 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

34. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Cognitive Science

#550 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

35. Geneva College

Beaver Falls

For Cognitive Science

#554 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,999
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $20,305

36. Washington & Jefferson College

Washington

For Cognitive Science

#567 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,636

37. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Cognitive Science

#600 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

38. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Cognitive Science

#604 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

39. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Cognitive Science

#615 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

40. Salus University

Elkins Park

For Cognitive Science

#638 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 1,165
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1919

41. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Cognitive Science

#641 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

42. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Cognitive Science

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

43. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Cognitive Science

#655 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

44. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Cognitive Science

#658 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

45. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Cognitive Science

#660 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

46. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Cognitive Science

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

47. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Cognitive Science

#688 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

48. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Cognitive Science

#689 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

49. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Cognitive Science

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

50. Gannon University

Erie

For Cognitive Science

#741 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Cognitive Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	18	11
District of Columbia	7	68
New Jersey	18	17
New York	77	8
West Virginia	3	101
Connecticut	14	10
Virginia	18	49
Ohio	28	28
Massachusetts	42	1
Rhode Island	5	52
Vermont	3	131
New Hampshire	4	57
North Carolina	20	31
Indiana	14	48
Kentucky	9	72
Michigan	20	7
South Carolina	10	96
Maine	6	254
Tennessee	14	38
Illinois	30	9
Georgia	19	41
Wisconsin	14	21
Alabama	11	117
Iowa	7	32
Missouri	13	19
Mississippi	6	145
Minnesota	17	25
Arkansas	7	147
Florida	26	36
Louisiana	11	83
Kansas	8	67
South Dakota	4	293
Nebraska	6	111
Oklahoma	8	126
North Dakota	3	158
Texas	43	22
Colorado	12	56
New Mexico	4	94
Puerto Rico	3	358
Utah	5	54
Idaho	3	281
Arizona	4	40
Washington	13	14
Oregon	12	51
California	70	2

Psychology subfields in Pennsylvania

Child Psychology61

Clinical Psychology51

Education Majors71

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution11

Neuroscience72

Occupational Therapy14

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology12