Overview

About the program

A Psychology student at Stanford University typically concentrates in one of several areas within Psychology. Across all areas, the training program emphasizes the development of research competence, and students are encouraged to develop skills and attitudes that are appropriate to a career of continuing research productivity.

Programme Structure

Graduate students in the Department of Psychology's PhD program conduct in-depth research in one of five areas of study:

Affective Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Neuroscience
Social Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-21 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

135 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stanford, United States

Disciplines

Psychology View 238 other PhDs in Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

U.S. Bachelor's degree or its foreign equivalent
Statement of Purpose (submitted electronically as part of the graduate application). You will be able to specify three Psychology Department faculty members, in order of preference, with whom you would like to work.
Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted electronically). A maximum of six letters will be accepted.
Unofficial transcripts from all universities and colleges you have attended for at least one year must be uploaded to the graduate application. Applicants who reach the interview stage will be asked to provide official transcripts as well; Department staff will reach out to these applicants with instructions for submitting official transcripts. Please do not submit official transcripts with your initial application.
Required for non-native English speakers: TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores, submitted by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) electronically to Stanford.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Out-of-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year

Additional Details

quarterly tuition

Living costs

Stanford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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