Field Studied: Venus

Stanford University

Last modified: April 3, 2025
Department: Planetary Science Program
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology, Atmospheres, Climate, Exoplanets, Geobiology, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Icy Satellites, Instrumentation, Interiors, Jupiter, Magnetospheres, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, Ocean Worlds (Titan, Enceladus, Europa), Optical Astronomy, Planet Formation, Planetary Dynamics, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Science, Pluto/KBOs, Remote Sensing, Saturn, Surfaces, Uranus, Venus, Volcanology
URL: https://earth.stanford.edu/planetary-science
State/Province: California
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 16
Planetary Researchers: 16
Students: 36
Admission Percentage:
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 by department
Fall Application Deadline: 06 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://epsci.stanford.edu/academics-admissions/graduate-program
Notes: This program spans several departments; see department links on Admissions URL link to get admissions specifics

University of Colorado, Boulder

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Department/Program: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
URL: http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/education/reu/
State/Province: CO
Country: USA
Contact Email: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 29 Jan
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Northern Arizona University

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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

Wesleyan University

Last modified: April 2, 2025
Department: Planetary Sciences Group
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Cosmochemistry, Exoplanets, Interiors, Mars, Meteorites, Planet Formation, Remote Sensing, Surfaces, Venus
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/planetary/
State/Province: CT
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MA
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: Physics recommended for Astronomy
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 7
Planetary Researchers: 7
Students: 8
Admission Percentage: 10%
Nearby Research Institutions: Yale Univ., many research Institute in CT and nearby Boston
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: All admitted students guaranteed funding as TAs
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Feb for E&ES; 1 Mar for Astronomy
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/planetary/Graduate.html
Notes: Planetary Science students come from astronomy or earth sciences

California Institute of Technology

Last modified: April 1, 2025
Department: Geological and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Asteroids, Astrobiology, Atmospheres, Climate, Comets, Cosmochemistry, Dust, Exoplanets, Geobiology, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrodynamics, Infrared Astronomy, Instrumentation, Interiors, Ionospheres, Kuiper Belt Objects, Magnetospheres, Mars, Meteorites, Moon, Optical Astronomy, Planet Formation, Planetary Dynamics, Planetary Evolution, Pluto/KBOs, Radio Astronomy, Remote Sensing, Rings, Saturn, Small Bodies, Space Plasma Physics, Surfaces, Venus, Volcanology
URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/
State/Province: CA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 41
Planetary Researchers: 11
Students: 135
Admission Percentage: 10%
Nearby Research Institutions: JPL
Contact Email: [email protected]
Funding: Guaranteed funding for first 5 terms
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.gps.caltech.edu/academics/graduate-program/graduate-admissions-and-entrance-procedures
Notes: Exoplanet research can be pursued in Planetary Sciences or Astronomy