Cognitive Science at Stanford University

If you plan to study cognitive science, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Cognitive Science section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Cognitive Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science
• Master’s Degree in Cognitive Science

Stanford Cognitive Science Rankings

The cognitive science major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Cognitive Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Cognitive Science Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cognitive science majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of cognitive science bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical cognitive science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cognitive science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Stanford Cognitive Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of cognitive science master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Cognitive Science

The following cognitive science concentations are available at Stanford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	77

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• Sustainability Science
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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

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