Stanford University

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Department: Planetary Science Program
Size: Medium
URL: https://earth.stanford.edu/planetary-science
State/Province: California
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: Varies
General GRE Required:
Subject GRE Required:
Recommendations: Varies
Faculty: 69
Students: Varies
Admission Percentage: Varies
Nearby Research Institutions: NASA Ames Research Center, SLAC National Accelerator Lab, Stanford Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, SETI Institute
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: Varies
Fall Application Deadline: Varies
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://earth.stanford.edu/academics/graduate-programs
DPS Members:
Planetary Researchers:
Notes: This program spans several departments; see department links on Admissions URL link to get admissions specifics
This Page Last Modified: October 27, 2020

University of California Riverside

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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Size: Medium
URL: https://epsci.ucr.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 22
Students: 40
Admission Percentage: 25%
Nearby Research Institutions:
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: The majority of students accepted for graduate work in our department receive multi-year financial support in the form of a fellowship, a teaching assistantship, or a research assistantship
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://epsci.ucr.edu/grad_programs
DPS Members:
Planetary Researchers:
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: November 23, 2020

Michigan State University

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Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Size: Medium
URL: https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/
State/Province: MI
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 17
Students: 41
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding:
Fall Application Deadline: 31 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://ees.natsci.msu.edu/academics/graduate/application/
DPS Members: 1
Planetary Researchers: 9
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: September 09, 2019

University of California Davis

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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Size: Medium
URL: https://eps.ucdavis.edu
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: ~21
Students: ~60
Admission Percentage: 20–25%
Nearby Research Institutions: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NASA Ames, UC Berkeley
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: 5 years for PhD students and 2 years for MS students. Mix of RA and TA funding.
Fall Application Deadline: 5 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://eps.ucdavis.edu/students/grad/apply
DPS Members: 1
Planetary Researchers: 4
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: September 12, 2022

Northwestern University

Department/Program: Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics
URL: https://sites.northwestern.edu/cierareu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Contact Email: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
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SETI Institute

Department/Program: Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
URL: https://www.seti.org/seti-educators/reu
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Contact Email: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes:

Northern Arizona University

Department/Program: Astronomy & Planetary Science
URL: http://www.astro.nau.edu/~reu/
State/Province: AZ
Country: USA
Contact Email: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 1 Feb
Notes: See https://nau.edu/astronomy-and-planetary-science for department details

York University

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Department: Earth and Space Science and Engineering; Physics and Astronomy
Size: Medium
URL: http://esse.lassonde.yorku.ca/
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: No
Recommendations:
Faculty: ~40 total
Students: ~100
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS)
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: All accepted students are funded through TA and RA with the balance between the two depending on the supervisor.
Fall Application Deadline: 13 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://ess.gradstudies.yorku.ca/
DPS Members: 2
Planetary Researchers:
Notes: Contact admissions for spring application; see also https://www.physics.yorku.ca/overview-of-graduate-program/ for more information
This Page Last Modified: November 19, 2020

Western University

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Department: Earth Science; Physics & Astronomy; Engineering; Health Sciences; Law
Size: Medium
URL: https://space.uwo.ca/
State/Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: 3
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required:
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 65
Students: 45
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: The Institute for Earth and Space Exploration (Formerly CPSX)
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: All accepted students to the regular MSc and PhD are funded through TA's and RA's
Fall Application Deadline: 24 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://space.uwo.ca/training/graduate_students/index.html
DPS Members: 3
Planetary Researchers: 30
Notes: Students admitted to program through host department (Physics & Astronomy, Earth Sciences) then may declare Planetary Science specialization. Engineering/geography students contact [email protected] for admission info. Contact potential supervisor(s) early to discuss projects and availability of funds.
This Page Last Modified: November 19, 2020