Admission Steps

Physics - PHD

Admission Requirements

Terms and Deadlines

For the 2025-2026 academic year

Fall 2025 quarter (beginning in September)

  • Priority deadline: February 1, 2025

  • Final submission deadline: August 14, 2025

  • International submission deadline: May 5, 2025

Winter 2026 quarter (beginning in January)

  • Priority deadline: October 1, 2025

  • Final submission deadline: December 9, 2025

  • International submission deadline: September 8, 2025

Priority deadline: Applications will be considered after the Priority deadline provided space is available.

Final submission deadline: Applicants cannot submit applications after the final submission deadline.

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Your submitted materials will be reviewed once all materials and application fees have been received.

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Our program can only consider your application for admission if our Office of Graduate Education has received all your online materials and supplemental materials by our application deadline.

Application Fee: $65.00 Application Fee

International Degree Evaluation Fee: $50.00 Evaluation Fee for degrees (bachelor's or higher) earned from institutions outside the United States.