Your application must be complete, including transcripts and test scores, by December 15 for this consideration. However, all students who are offered admission are offered full financial support by the Department, including payment of fees and a stipend. The numbers vary, but the department usually receives 500-600 applications each year. The number of applicants offered admission depends on the admission allotments determined annually by the Graduate Division. Each year the Department receives far more qualified applicants than can be admitted.
Students normally complete the Ph.D. program in four to six years.
Due to funding considerations only a few of the most outstanding international students can be admitted each year. However, we are firmly committed to the continued admission of exceptionally qualified international students.