Overview

About the program

Faculty guided student research is centered on psychological inquiry into constructs spanning from individual to social levels, including neurobiology, development, learning, teaching, motivation, and measurement.

The Developmental and Psychological Sciences program at Stanford University seeks to cultivate scholars for careers that help to transform both research and practice, with a disciplined focus on leveraging developmental and psychological insights to improving adjustment, education, and learning outcomes.

Programme Structure

Structure:

All students are expected to achieve knowledge and expertise in several substantive domains of developmental and psychological theory and research methodology and to embrace the highest scientific, professional, and ethical standards.
Students and faculty in DAPS work collaboratively throughout the program. In the first two years of doctoral studies, students develop their program of study in close collaboration with their advisors.
The program ranges across the major domains of psychology relevant to education while developing an individual specialization for each student

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

135 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology View 31 other PhDs in Developmental Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for admission to graduate study, applicants must hold, or expect to hold before enrollment at Stanford, a U.S. bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent from a college or university of recognized standing.
Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proof of English proficiency by submitting official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

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Tuition Fee

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International

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.
National

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.
In-State

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.

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Living costs for Stanford

1100 - 1600 USD /month

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