Top 50 Universities for Cognitive Science in the World (2026)
Exploring Cognitive Science programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Cognitive Science education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
5
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
6
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
8 World
6 North America
6
United States
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
315593
Citations
20571074
7
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
8
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
9
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
10
New Haven, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
12 World
10 North America
10
United States
1 New Haven
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
344067
Citations
16740050
11
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
12
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
13
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
14
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
15
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
16
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
17
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
18
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
19
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
20
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
21
Evanston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
31 World
27 North America
25
United States
3 Evanston
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
238956
Citations
11593852
22
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
23
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
24
New Brunswick, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
35 World
31 North America
29
United States
2 New Brunswick
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
228591
Citations
8508220
25
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
26
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
27
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
28
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
29
Iowa City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
71 World
52 North America
48
United States
1 Iowa City
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
174238
Citations
6672084
30
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
31
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
32
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
33
Athens, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
83 World
57 North America
53
United States
3 Athens
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
126214
Citations
4929170
34
Utrecht, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
85 World
16 Europe
2
Netherlands
1 Utrecht
University Information
Acceptance
22%
Publications
173442
Citations
7221968
35
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
36
Medford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
98 World
61 North America
57
United States
4 Medford
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
102916
Citations
4626139
37
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
38
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
107 World
64 North America
60
United States
4 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
168389
Citations
5519325
39
Barcelona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
116 World
28 Europe
1
Spain
1 Barcelona
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
157917
Citations
5070049
40
Rome, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
119 World
30 Europe
2
Italy
1 Rome
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
212050
Citations
5354684
41
Cleveland, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
122 World
74 North America
67
United States
2 Cleveland
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
158725
Citations
6388562
42
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
128 World
33 Europe
5
Germany
1 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
125843
Citations
3230245
43
Hamilton, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
131 World
77 North America
9
Canada
3 Hamilton
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
158965
Citations
6342494
44
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
45
Tubingen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
147 World
43 Europe
7
Germany
2 Tubingen
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
126807
Citations
4148487
46
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
148 World
44 Europe
5
Netherlands
2 Nijmegen
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
Publications
169731
Citations
6885846
47
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
155 World
14 Asia
1
South Korea
1 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
20%
Publications
211076
Citations
5667818
48
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
49
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
50
Hanover, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Cognitive Science
Rankings
163 World
87 North America
77
United States
1 Hanover
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
73799
Citations
3172768