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PhD Psychology at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Psychology prepares students for scholarship in psychological science; the programme has no clinical psychology track.

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

What you will study

First-year students take the proseminars PSY 501 Cognitive Psychology and PSY 500 Social Psychology and the Responsible Conduct of Research course; the general exam is normally by the end of the third year, followed by dissertation research, with teaching assistantships from the second year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline November 15 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required. Applicants rank three faculty members they would like to work with. 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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