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PhD Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering is a four-year programme with flexibility to design an individual plan of study and research.

Faculty: Princeton Graduate School  |  Department: Operations Research and Financial Engineering  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Intake: Fall 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

First-year students take six core courses (ORF 522 Linear and Nonlinear Optimization, ORF 523 Convex and Conic Optimization, ORF 524 Statistical Theory and Methods, ORF 525 Statistical Foundations of Data Science, ORF 526 Probability Theory, ORF 527 Stochastic Calculus), then two advanced courses and directed research ORF 509 and ORF 510, followed by the general exam and dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline December 21 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required (Mathematics Subject Test also optional). Applicants must select an area of research interest. Applicants whose primary language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores; the Graduate School sets no minimum score.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall 2027

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission

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