Stanford University ranked first in the Best Cognitive Psychology Colleges rankings, followed by Harvard University and University of California-San Diego.
The average tuition & fees of Best Cognitive Psychology Colleges is $16,784 for in-state and $58,563 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Yale University has the highest tuition & fees of $67,250 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest tuition & fees of $40,096 among Best Cognitive Psychology Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,434 for in-state and $49,910 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 13.31% and the SAT score is 1523 for the Best Cognitive Psychology Colleges. Their acceptance rate is low, making it difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is very high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | $65,910 $3,426 | $61,878 $2,379 | 3.61% -0.30% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 18,625 179 | 92% |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $61,676 $2,600 | $57,248 $1,808 | 3.65% 0.20% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 30,259 -127 | 98% 1% |
| 3 | University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA | $47,676 ($15,788) $1,634 ($523) | $30,199 ($15,097) $562 ($562) | 26.71% 2.19% | - | 44,256 1,880 | 86% -1% |
| 4 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $40,096 ($18,267) $904 ($207) | $34,406 ($19,278) $766 ($441) | 42.37% -1.32% | 1,440 SAT 32 ACT 30 /0 | 59,238 2,675 | 85% 1% |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | $65,636 $2,362 | $50,975 $1,525 | 11.66% 0.26% | 1,540 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 15,888 292 | 94% 2% |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| 7 | Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT | $67,250 $2,550 | $49,500 $1,200 | 3.87% -0.63% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 15,564 483 | 96% |
| 8 | Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO | $65,790 $2,808 | $65,146 $2,780 | 12.06% 0.10% | 1,540 SAT 34 ACT0 /0 | 16,357 -143 | 94% |
| 9 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $46,121 ($14,233) $1,597 ($486) | $29,578 ($14,476) $593 ($593) | 8.97% 0.24% | - | 47,335 657 | 93% 1% |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | $62,396 $2,240 | $62,396 $997 | 4.55% -0.19% | 1,560 SAT 35 ACT 10 /0 | 11,886 -34 | 96% |
| Average | $58,563 ($16,784) | $49,910 ($19,434) | 13% | 1,523 | 31,226 | 93% |