Overview

School of Physics and Astronomy / School of Physics and Astronomy is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Program in Astrophysics

Program in Physics

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Astrophysics
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
Master of Science (MS)	Astrophysics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	18
Doctoral Degrees	19

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

114

Applied

41

Accepted

35

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 27th	December 27th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Student Body

175

Total Graduate Students

37%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0.57%
White or Caucasian	54%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	5.14%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

58

Total faculty

Full-time - 58

Part-time - 0

Male (51)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Elementary particles; condensed matter; cosmology; nuclear physics; space physics; biological physics; physics education; evolution of stars and galaxies; the interstellar medium; cosmology; observational, optical, infrared, and radio astronomy; computational astrophysics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0213
United States

Contact Steven L. Crouch
Dean
Email: crouch@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-2006
Fax: 612-624-2841

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