Please follow electronic or paper instruction regarding required supporting materials. The Graduate School does not act on your application without a recommendation from a department. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Physics and Astronomy are two different departments and you need to apply to them separately. You can only be admitted to one department To be considered for graduate study in the Department of Astronomy, your undergraduate preparation must include at least three years of college physics and mathematics through differential equations. The department of Astronomy admits a small number of applicants annually.
Admission is highly competitive.
Check payable to University of Wisconsin-Madison. We encourage applicants to apply online. Departments have access to printing copies of applications. The Graduate School processes applications for admission upon recommendation from departments and programs. Please inform the department of Astronomy if you applied online.