Overview
The Department of Applied Physics at Stanford University offers qualified students with backgrounds in physics or engineering the opportunity to do graduate coursework and research in the physics relevant to technical applications and natural phenomena.
Learning Outcomes
The PhD is conferred upon candidates with substantial scholarship and the ability to conduct independent research and analysis in Applied Physics.
Through completion of advanced coursework and rigorous skills training, the doctoral program prepares students to make original contributions to the knowledge of Applied Physics and to interpret and present the results of such research.
Programme Structure
Research areas:
- accelerator physics
- biophysics
- condensed matter physics
- nanostructured materials
- quantum electronics and photonics
- quantum optics and quantum information
- space science and astrophysics
- synchrotron radiation
- applications
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Completed online application form
- Application fee
- You must list and provide your unofficial transcript for every post-secondary institution where you were enrolled — or are currently enrolled — in an undergraduate or graduate degree program. Stanford considers unofficial transcripts to be sufficient for the review process.
- Three letters of recommendation must be submitted using the online service. Letters cannot be emailed or faxed per University policy.
- Statement of purpose
- The GRE is optional (verbal, quantitative, analytical, and Physics subject)
- TOEFL
Tuition Fee
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25440 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months. -
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25440 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months. -
In-State
25440 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.
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Scholarships Information
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