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Department: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
Geology,
Icy Satellites,
Instrumentation,
Mars,
Mercury,
Moon,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Remote Sensing,
Surfaces
URL: http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/research/planetary-science/index.html
State/Province: IN
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 15
Students: 34
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Indiana University Bloomington, Albion College, Notre Dame University
Funding: TA or RA typically offered to all admitted students
Fall Application Deadline: 2 Jan
Spring Application Deadline: 1 Sep
Admissions URL: https://www.purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/prospective/gradrequirements/westlafayette/eas.html
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Department: Astrophysical Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
URL: http://www.princeton.edu/astro/
State/Province: NJ
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Physics optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 36
Students: 43
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Guaranteed financial support (stipend + tuition) for all years of the program
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://web.astro.princeton.edu/academic/graduate-program/graduate-admission
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Department: Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
URL: http://www.earth.northwestern.edu/
State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 2
Faculty: 14
Students: 25
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Program guarantees at least 5 years of stipend, paid tuition and health insurance for all accepted students
Fall Application Deadline: 17 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/admission/application-procedures/
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Department: Astronomy & Planetary Science
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Asteroids,
Astrobiology,
Exoplanets,
Geochemistry,
Geology,
Instrumentation,
Planetary Evolution,
Planetary Science,
Pluto/KBOs,
Remote Sensing,
Small Bodies,
Surfaces
URL: https://nau.edu/astronomy-and-planetary-science
State/Province: AZ
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 14
Students: 27
Admission Percentage: ~10%
Nearby Research Institutions: Lowell Observatory, USGS/Astrogeology
Funding: Students typically receive full-tuition waivers, a GTA or GRA stipend, and health insurance
Fall Application Deadline: 1 Dec
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://nau.edu/astronomy-and-planetary-science/phd-astronomy-planetary-science/
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Department: Astronomy
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
Instrumentation,
Planet Formation,
Planetary Science
URL: https://astro.nmsu.edu/
State/Province: NM
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 10
Students: 30
Admission Percentage: 5–10%
Nearby Research Institutions: NM Institute of Mining and Tech., VLA Radio Array, National Solar Obs., Apache Point Obs., Univ. of New Mexico, Air Force Res. Lab, Los Alamos Nat'l Lab, Sandia Nat'l Lab, Univ. of TX El Paso
Funding: Most students are supported throughout the entire year by a variety of teaching and/or research assistantships
Fall Application Deadline: 15 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://astro.nmsu.edu/graduate/graduate-admissions.html
Notes: Guaranteed time on ARC 3.5-meter telescope at APO; 1-meter telescope at APO; Sunspot Solar Observatory; member Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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Department: Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Display Category: USA-Canada Large
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Atmospheres,
Exoplanets,
Geophysics,
Hydrodynamics,
Instrumentation,
Planetary Dynamics,
Planetary Evolution,
Rings,
Small Bodies
URL: http://eapsweb.mit.edu/
State/Province: MA
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: Physics optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 49
Students: ~170
Admission Percentage: 15–20%
Nearby Research Institutions: Harvard, Tufts, Boston Univiversity, Boston College, among many others
Funding: EAPS PhD students receive financial support that includes a stipend, full tuition, and health insurance via RA or TA
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: N/A
Admissions URL: https://eaps.mit.edu/education/graduate-program/graduate-admissions/
Notes: Our department is very interdisciplinary, with researchers in all areas of geophysical sciences. We actively foster communication among the various research groups.
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Department: Leiden Observatory
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Planet Formation
URL: http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/
State/Province:
Country: Denmark
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA:
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: Optional
Faculty: 39
Students: 106
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Included as part of the PhD call for positions (use the Jobs link)
Fall Application Deadline: 01 Apr
Spring Application Deadline: 15 Oct
Admissions URL: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/admission-and-application
Notes: PhD applied for at https://local.strw.leidenuniv.nl/jobs/phd/ with 1 Nov deadline
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Department: Astronomy and Space Science
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Magnetospheres
URL: https://space-khu-ac-kr.translate.goog/space/user/main/view.do?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
State/Province:
Country: South Korea
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Yes
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations:
Faculty: 10
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding:
Fall Application Deadline:
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://iphak-khu-ac-kr.translate.goog/main.do?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en
Notes: Original URL https://space.khu.ac.kr/
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Department: Astrophysics Group
Display Category: International
Field Studied: Exoplanets
URL: http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/
State/Province:
Country: United Kingdom
Degrees Offered: MPhil, PhD
Minimum GPA: 3.0
General GRE Required: No
Subject GRE Required: None
Recommendations: at least 1
Faculty: 10
Students:
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: Funding provided by project when accepted although self-funded applicants are also welcomed
Fall Application Deadline:
Spring Application Deadline:
Admissions URL: https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduateresearch/researchareas/astrophysicsandphysics/
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Department: Physics
Display Category: USA-Canada Medium
Field Studied: Astrobiology,
Space Plasma Physics
URL: http://www.physics.ku.edu/
State/Province: KS
Country: USA
Degrees Offered: MS, PhD
Minimum GPA: None noted
General GRE Required: Optional
Subject GRE Required: Optional
Recommendations: 3
Faculty: 31
Students: 73
Admission Percentage:
Nearby Research Institutions:
Funding: TA, RA, Fellowship cover most for duration of studies
Fall Application Deadline: 16 Dec
Spring Application Deadline: 01 Oct
Admissions URL: https://physics.ku.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions
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