Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Cognitive Science at Swarthmore 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 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~17
- Schools with reported signal
- 61
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 7.5%
- Graduation rate
- 92.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,149/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $92,596
- Median debt
- $17,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $80,257/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($183 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 56% 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 1.1% of reported programs at Swarthmore College, which is bigger than 74% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Swarthmore College's average net price is $23,149 per year, about $92,596 over four years. That is $10 below the $23,159 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $80,257 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $183 above 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 Swarthmore College #34 of 61 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.