Nashville, Tennessee · Private Non-Profit
Cognitive Science at Vanderbilt University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.9% reported program-share signal, $15,846 school-wide net price, and $91,565 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 64 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~64
- Schools with reported signal
- 61
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 5.9%
- Graduation rate
- 93.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,846/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,384
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $91,565/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.9%), school-wide average net price ($15,846), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($91,565), and peer averages from 61 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 61 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,313 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($11,491 above). Together, those evidence points place Vanderbilt University in the top 18% 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 0.9% of reported programs at Vanderbilt University, which is bigger than 66% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 64 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Vanderbilt University's average net price is $15,846 per year, about $63,384 over four years. That is $7,313 below the $23,159 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $91,565 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,491 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 Vanderbilt University #11 of 61 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.