Los Angeles, California · Private Non-Profit
Cognitive Science at Occidental College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 78 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~78
- Schools with reported signal
- 61
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 44.2%
- Graduation rate
- 80.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $38,263/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $153,052
- Median debt
- $23,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $75,951/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 61 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,104 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($4,123 below). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 95% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.4% reported share · $13,807 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.0% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 1.3% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.5% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 6.3% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.8% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.5% reported share · $12,548 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Cognitive Science accounts for 4.1% of reported programs at Occidental College, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 4.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 78 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Occidental College's average net price is $38,263 per year, about $153,052 over four years. That is $15,104 above the $23,159 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $75,951 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,123 below the $80,074 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Occidental College #58 of 61 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.