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Linguistics (PhD) at Cornell University

Cornell University, United States

Programme overview

The interests of the faculty cover a wide range of areas in theoretical and experimental linguistics. The field's graduate program covers all facets of linguistics, as well as an exceptionally broad spectrum of courses dealing with computational linguistics, field methods and historical linguistics. All graduate students in the field are enrolled in the Ph.D.

Faculty: Cornell Graduate School  |  Department: Linguistics  |  Duration: 8 semesters minimum  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Concentrations: Computational linguistics (minor), East Asian linguistics (minor), English linguistics (minor), General linguistics, Germanic linguistics (minor), Indo-European linguistics (minor), Phonetics (minor), Phonological theory (minor), Second language acquisition (minor), Semantics (minor), Slavic linguistics (minor), Southeast Asian Linguistics (minor), Syntactic the

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Application information

Entry requirements

All Graduate School requirements , including the English language proficiency requirement for all applicants; Three recommendations; Research paper (writing sample); Personal statement Application deadline: Fall, December 15; no spring admission

USD 20,800 a year (2026-27). Doctoral tuition per year ($10,400 per semester); the source states $20,800 applies to Ph.D., D.M.A. and J.S.D. programs in endowed and contract colleges; tuition only. Source

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105. Each graduate field sets its own deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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