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PhD Mathematics at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

The Vanderbilt mathematics graduate programme provides education in math, research and teaching, with research groups including geometric group theory, number theory, PDEs and graph theory.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science  |  Department: Department of Mathematics  |  Intake: Fall (once a year)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Graduate students first serve as tutors for one year, then generally become TAs and eventually calculus instructors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Statement of purpose A TOEFL or IELTS score is required of all applicants who have not received a degree from an English-speaking university. (The minimum acceptable score is 89 on TOEFL and 7.0 on IELTS.) Read more details about the English language proficiency requirement. The GRE General Test is not considered when the applications are evaluated. Is the GRE Mathematics Subject Test required?

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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