Yale University

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Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Size: Medium
URL: https://earth.yale.edu/academics/graduate-program
State/Province: CT
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: ~20
Students: ~50
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: TA, RA, or fellowship offered to all admitted students
Fall Application Deadline: 2 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://gsas.yale.edu/admission
DPS Members:
Planetary Researchers:
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: October 13, 2022

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

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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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

University of Leicester

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Department: Physics & Astronomy
Size:
URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/research-degrees
State/Province:
Country: United Kingdom
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required:
Subject GRE Required:
Recommendations:
Faculty: 10 in planetary science fields
Students: ~90
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Birmingham, University of Warwick, University of Loughborough, University of Coventry
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: Funding available for UK/EU students
Fall Application Deadline: 20 Jan
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/research-degrees
DPS Members: 0
Planetary Researchers: 10
Notes: Although students can apply at any time, funded positions starting in October are typically decided upon in mid-March.
This Page Last Modified: November 20, 2020

University of New Hampshire

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Department: Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space
Size: Medium
URL: http://www.eos.unh.edu/resctr/ssc.shtml
State/Province: NH
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: Subject tests recommended
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 50
Students: 80
Admission Percentage: 90% of students who secure an adviser are admitted; no student without adviser is admitted
Nearby Research Institutions: USGS, Boeing, AER, USDA, Hubbard Brook, Harvard Forest, Woods Hole, Harvard, MIT, Boston Univ.
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: Students not guaranteed funding; funding provided by advisers, and no student without an adviser is admitted
Fall Application Deadline:
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL:
DPS Members: 0
Planetary Researchers:
Notes: Students must provide name of faculty adviser with application; URL for ESS is http://www.unh.edu/nressphd/; contact for ESS is [email protected]
This Page Last Modified: April 13, 2016

University of Michigan

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Department: Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences
Size: Large
URL: http://aoss.engin.umich.edu/
State/Province: MIssouri
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA: 3.2
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: Subject tests recommended
Recommendations:
Faculty:
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Contact Email:
Funding: All PhD students are fully supported by faculty research and/or fellowships.
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL:
DPS Members: 8
Planetary Researchers: 17
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: April 13, 2016

University of Chicago

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Department: Geophysical Sciences
Size: Medium
URL: http://geosci.uchicago.edu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: Array
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: Optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 24
Students: 40
Admission Percentage: ~10%
Nearby Research Institutions:
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: Yes
Fall Application Deadline: 19 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://geosci.uchicago.edu/prospective_students/
DPS Members: 3
Planetary Researchers:
Notes:
This Page Last Modified: November 16, 2022