GRE requirements & admissions fees for US/Canadian Astronomy & Physics Programs

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1	The following programs are sorted by Physics GRE score acceptance policy, where the programs that have completely abandoned the Physics GRE are listed on top and those with increasingly less-progressive policies are listed towards the end (otherwise listing is alphabetical). The AAS council's recommendation is "that graduate programs eliminate or make optional the GRE and PGRE as metrics of evaluation for graduate applicants," but the author of this spreadsheet believes all depreciations of the test are positive developments and should be encouraged. For more info on the rationale for such a change, please see the links below the table.
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3	Please send e-mails to guillochon@gmail.com to propose edits to this list.
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5	Program		GRE (Physics, General, & Temporary)*				Application Fee §				Table last updated: 2025-09-26
6	University	Department †	Phys.	Gen.	Policy	Verified by	Dom.	Intl.	Waiv.	Verified by	* Key:

7	Arizona	Astronomy	N	N	URL	L. Pearce	$90	$90	N	J. Guillochon	N = Does not accept		O	#REF!
8	Arizona	Physics	N	O	URL	R. Wechsler	$85	$95	N	J. Guillochon	O = Optional, no impact if not submitted ‡		N	#REF!
9	Arizona State	Earth & Space	N	N	URL	S. Starrfield	$70	$115	N	S. Starrfield	R = Optional but reporting recommended ‡	0.75	N	#REF!
10	Cal State Northridge ᵐ	Phys. & Ast.	N		URL	J. Barranco	$70	$70	Y	J. Guillochon	Y = Still required		N	#REF!
11	Case Western Reserve	Astronomy	N		URL	C. Mihos	$50	$50	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
12	Case Western Reserve	Physics	N	N	URL	C. Covault	$0	$0	N	C. Covault	ᵃ = Alternative requirement if PGRE not reported		N	#REF!
13	Cornell	Astronomy	N	N	URL	N. Lewis	$105	$105	Y	J. Guillochon	ᵇ = GRE scores "blinded" until other app materials reviewed		N	#REF!
14	Cornell	Applied Physics	N	N	URL	D. Muller	$105	$105	Y	D. Muller	ᶜ = Considering relaxing policy for 2022-2023		N	#REF!
15	Florida	Astronomy	N	N	URL	D. Narayanan	$30	$30	N	J. Guillochon	ᵈ = Department ignores physics GRE, but school requires		N	#REF!
16	Georgia State	Astronomy	N	N	URL	M. Bentz	$50	$50	Y	M. Bentz	ᵉ = Exceptions made		N	#REF!
17	Georgia State ᵒ	Physics	N	N	URL	M. Bentz	$50	$50	Y	M. Bentz	ᵍ = Department ignores general GRE, but school requires		N	#REF!
18	Indiana Univ.	Astronomy	N		URL	E. Mills	$60	$65	Y	J. Guillochon	ⁱ = Required for international students		N	#REF!
19	Johns Hopkins	Planetary	N		URL	S. Stanley	$75	$75	Y	J. Guillochon	ᵐ = Masters only program		N	#REF!
20	Maryland (Baltimore County)	Physics	N	N	URL	S. Deffner	$50	$50	Y	S. Deffner			N	#REF!
21	Michigan ᵒ	Ast. & Astrophys.	N	N	URL	E. Rauscher	$75	$90	Y	J. Guillochon	ⁿ = No admissions fees for first N applicants		N	#REF!
22	Michigan State	Astronomy	N	N	URL	J. Strader	$65	$75	Y	J. Strader	ᵒ = Online policy not yet fully updated to reflect current status		N	#REF!
23	Minnesota State	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	P. Crowell	$75	$95	N	P. Crowell	ʳ = PGRE weight reduced in evaluation and/or no minimum score		N	#REF!
24	Montana State	Physics	N	N	URL	D. Ayzenberg	$60	$60	N	D. Ayzenberg	ˢ = Sub-discipline within a larger department		N	#REF!
25	New Mexico State	Astronomy	N	N	URL	J. Jackiewicz	$0	$0	N	A. Bhattacharya	ᵗ = PGRE recommended for non-physics majors		N	#REF!
26	Northwestern ᵒ	Astronomy	N	N	URL	E. Teng	$95	$95	Y	J. Guillochon	ᵘ = Allows unofficial reporting not through ETS		N	#REF!
27	Notre Dame	Physics	N	N	URL	S. Goethals	$75	$75	Y	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
28	Ohio State ᵒ	Physics	N	N	URL	J. Pelz	$60	$70	Y	C. Moloney	Fraction of programs with each policy:		N	#REF!
29	Oregon State	Physics	N	N	URL	Y.-S. Lee	$75	$85	N	Y.-S. Lee			N	#REF!
30	Penn State	Ast. & Astrophys.	N	N	URL	A. Villar	$65	$65	Y	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
31	Rochester (RIT)	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	J. Kartaltepe	$65	$65	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
32	San Francisco State ᵐ	Phys. & Ast.	N		URL	J. Barranco	$70	$70	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
33	Stony Brook University	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	M. Zingale	$100	$100	Y	M. Zingale			N	#REF!
34	Syracuse ᵒ	Physics	N	N	URL	D. Brown	$75	$75	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
35	Texas Christian Univ. ᵒ	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	P. Frinchaboy	$0	$60	Y	P. Frinchaboy			N	#REF!
36	Toronto	Astronomy	N	N	URL	R. Domagalski	$90	$90	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
37	Tufts	Ast. & Astrophys.	N	N	URL	J. Levine	$85	$85	Y	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
38	UC Irvine	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	K. Abazajian	$135	$155	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
39	UNLV	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	T. Porter	$60	$60	N	T. Porter			N	#REF!
40	UT Arlington	Physics	N	Y	URL	B. Jones	$75	$90	N	B. Jones			N	#REF!
41	UT Austin	Astronomy	N	N	URL	C. Casey	$65	$90	Y	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
42	Utah State University	Physics	N	N	URL	M. Rodriguez	$55	$55	N	M. Rodriguez			N	#REF!
43	Vanderbilt	Astrophysics	N		URL	J. Guillochon	$95	$95	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
44	Virginia	Astronomy	N	Y	URL	N. Kallivayalil	$85	$85	Y	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
45	Wesleyan ᵐ	Astronomy	N	N	URL	M. Hughes	$0	$0	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
46	Wesleyan ᵐ	Planetary	N		URL	M. Hughes	$0	$0	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
47	Wisconsin-Madison ʰᵒ	Astronomy	N	O	URL	J. Stafford	$75	$81	Y	P. Nair			N	#REF!
48	UC Davis	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	M. Chessey	$135	$155	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
49	UC Santa Barbara	Physics	N	N	URL	R. Owens	$135	$155	N	E. Bauer			N	#REF!
50	UC Santa Cruz ʳ	Ast. & Astrophys.	N	N	URL	J. Guillochon	$120	$140	N	J. Guillochon			N	#REF!
51	USC	Phys. & Ast.	N	N	URL	J. Guillochon	$0	$0	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
52	USC	Phys. Bio.	N	N	URL	J. Guillochon	$0	$0	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
53	Yale ᵒ	Astronomy	N	N	URL	M. Geha	$105	$105	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
54	Alabama ᵒ	Phys. & Ast.	O	O	URL	J. Bailin	$65	$80	Y	P. Nair			O	#REF!
55	Alberta	Ast. & Astrophys.	O		URL	N. Ivanova	$75	$75	N	R. Fernández			O	#REF!
56	Arizona	Planetary	O		URL	A. Springmann	$85	$95	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
57	Arizona State	Physics	O	O	URL	R. Wechsler	$70	$115	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
58	Appalacian State	Phys. & Ast.	O				$65	$65	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
59	Colorado (Boulder)	Ast. & Planet	O	O	URL	A. Wilcox	$60	$80	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
60	Colorado (Boulder)	Physics	O	O	URL	M. Ritzwoller	$60	$80	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
61	Columbia	Physics	O	O	URL	E. Demirboğa	$115	$115	N	M.-M. Mac Low			O	#REF!
62	Connecticut	Physics	O	O	URL	C. Battersby	$75	$75	N	C. Battersby			O	#REF!
63	Ball State ᵐ	Phys. & Ast.	O	O		J. P. Millis	$60	$60	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
64	Binghampton	Physics	O	O	URL	R. McLaughlin	$75	$75	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
65	Bowling Green	Phys. & Ast.	O				$45	$75	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
66	Brandeis	Physics	O		URL	E. Cangi	$75	$75	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
67	Brigham Young	Astronomy	O		URL	D. Stephens	$50	$50	Y	D. Stephens			O	#REF!
68	British Columbia ᵒ	Phys. & Ast.	O		URL	F. Ferdinand	$78	$126	N	F. Ferdinand			O	#REF!
69	Boston University	Astronomy	O	O	URL	J. Hermes	$95	$95	Y	J. Hermes			O	#REF!
70	Caltech ᵒ	Astronomy	O	O	URL	M. de los Reyes	$100	$100	Y	M. de los Reyes			O	#REF!
71	Cal State Fullerton ᵐ	Physics	O		URL	A. Romanowsky	$70	$70	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
72	Cal State Long Beach ᵐ	Phys. & Ast.	O		URL	A. Romanowsky	$55	$55	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
73	Central Florida	Physics	O		URL	A. Springmann	$31	$31	N	P. Nair			O	#REF!
74	Chicago	Ast. & Astrophys.	O	O	URL	A. Drlica-Wagner	$90	$90	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
75	Clemson	Phys. & Ast.	O	O	URL	A. Ellenburg	$0	$0	N	A. Ellenburg			O	#REF!
76	Colorado State	Physics	O	O	URL	M. Gelfand	$0	$0	N	M. Gelfand			O
77	Columbia	Astronomy	O	O	URL	D. Kipping	$115	$115	N	M.-M. Mac Low			O	#REF!
78	Cornell	Physics	O	O	URL	M. Niemack	$105	$105	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
79	CUNY	Physics	O	N	URL	M. Marinelli	$75	$75	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
80	Dartmouth	Phys. & Ast.	O	O	URL	E. Newton	$50	$50	N	Jiaxi			O	#REF!
81	Delaware	Phys. & Ast.	O	Y	URL	F. Bianco	$75	$75	Y	F. Bianco			O	#REF!
82	Denver	Phys. & Ast.	O		URL	J. Hoffman	$65	$65	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
83	DePaul ᵐ	Physics	O		URL	V. Bhalotia	$40	$40	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
84	Drexel ᵍ	Physics	O	O	URL	R. Phillipson	$65	$65	Y	R. Phillipson			O	#REF!
85	Duke	Physics	O	Y	URL	J. Guillochon	$95	$95	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
86	Eastern Michigan ᵐ	Phys. & Ast.	O				$45	$45	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
87	Emory	Physics	O		URL	N. Larsen	$75	$75	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
88	Florida	Physics	O	O	URL	L. Blecha	$30	$30	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
89	Florida Inst. of Tech	Phys. & Space Sci.	O			E. Perlman	$60	$60	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
90	Florida State	Physics	O		URL	R. Wechsler	$30	$30	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
91	Fresno State ᵐ	Physics	O		URL	A. Romanowsky	$70	$70	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
92	George Mason	Phys. & Ast.	O	Y	URL	B. Dreyfus	$75	$75	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
93	Georgetown	Physics	O	O	URL	S. Pervaiz	$90	$90	N	D. Blair			O	#REF!
94	Georgia Tech	Physics	O		URL	D. Ballantyne	$75	$85	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
95	Harvard	Astronomy	O	O	URL	J. Guillochon	$105	$105	Y	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
96	Harvard	Physics	O	O	URL	R. Wechsler	$105	$105	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
97	Hawaii (Manoa)	Astronomy	O		URL	A. Romanowsky	$100	$100	N	J. Guillochon			O	#REF!
98	Howard	Phys. & Ast.	O	O	URL	J. Guillochon							O	#REF!
99	Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Astronomy	O	N	URL	L. Looney	$70	$90	Y	G. Narayan			O	#REF!
100	Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Physics	O	O	URL	J. Filippini	$70	$90	Y	G. Narayan			O	#REF!