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: 2024-07-31
6	University	Department †	Phys.	Gen.	24-25	Policy	Verified by	Dom.	Intl.	Waiv.	Verified by	* Key:

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