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PhD Physics at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Physics has an average time to completion of 5.7 years and allows research under advisers from outside the department with prior approval.

Faculty: Princeton Graduate School  |  Department: Physics  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: Fall 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

Students pass at least one core course in each of three groups (including Quantum Mechanics/QFT and Condensed Matter/Biophysics/Atomic Physics) by the end of year two with a B or higher, complete the general exam including an experimental project, then the dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline December 15 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required (Physics Subject Test also optional). The statement of purpose should focus on specific research interests at Princeton and relevant research experience. 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: 5 years

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

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