Overview

Department of Geosciences / Department of Geosciences is located in Princeton, NJ, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Atmospheric and oceanic sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Ocean sciences and marine biology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geosciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required General Qualifying Exam
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required General Qualifying Exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

69

Applied

12

Accepted

73

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 31st	December 31st	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$282,350

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 31
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

41

Total Graduate Students

34%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.44%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	56%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	39.02%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	4.88%

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

16

Total faculty

Full-time - 16

Part-time - 0

Male (12)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biogeochemistry, climate science, earth history, regional geology and tectonics, solid earth geophysics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,000,000

Location & Contact

Address Guyot Hall
Princeton Universtiy
Princeton, NJ  08544
United States

Contact Bess B Ward
Department Chair
Email: bbw@princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-5150
Fax: 609-258-1274

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