Admissions

 

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The Physics Department is always seeking highly motivated graduate students with a passion to do physics. We are committed to creating and nurturing a highly stimulating research environment that draws it strength from the deep and varied talents of a diverse group of students, faculty and staff.  Wile the admissions process is very competitive, applications are evaluated on a holistic basis with an eye to placing students in research groups that they will thrive in.  The department faculty have many different research interests which touch upon the most pressing questions in the field today.  Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to learn about departmental research so that they can explain in their application why they are excited to come to Duke for graduate studies.

Application Requirements

Admissions decisions are made by the Graduate Admissions Committee (GAC) after reviewing the entire application package which includes:

  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Academic performance (official transcript)
  3. Research experience
  4. Three (or more) letters of recommendation
  5. Statement of purpose (describing research interests)

Submission of general and/or Physics subject GRE scores is optional. Applicants who do not submit GRE scores will receive full consideration. Nonetheless, the submission of GRE scores may be advantageous in certain circumstances by providing additional information that is not conveyed by other application materials such as transcripts and letters.

Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies for any further information.

Applications must be submitted online through the graduate school website and, in order to receive full consideration, should be submitted on or before the posted application due date in December of each year for the following year's Fall admission.  Late applications are typically accepted until the first business day in January.