Graduate Admission Information

The physics department graduate admissions committee is composed of about 25 faculty members. Each of the applications we receive is reviewed by 1-3 members of the committee. These reviews attempt to evaluate the likelihood of a student successfully completing the graduate course work and completing an independent research project that is the hallmark of a Ph.D. The committee considers admission to the program by evaluating the information from the personal statement, research experience, letters of recommendation, GPA, and test scores (when available) in a holistic process. There is no minimum GPA or test scores required for consideration. This process runs from January through the middle week of March, with students notified by email during that time frame.

Students that are admitted to the program are provided support through a Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant position (about $35,000 per year), given a full tuition and fee waiver, and offered subsidized health insurance. Admitted students are also invited to attend one of our two recruiting weekends in the spring to learn more about the department.

To help gauge the level of students in our department, the tables below provide some statistics on the students that have been admitted to the department in the years from 2024-2025.

For additional information about the application process, please refer to the FAQ page