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The Physics graduate program at UT Austin delivers outstanding academic preparation, equipping students to excel as distinguished scientists, educators, and professionals across academic, public, and private sectors. Our Physics Department is a globally renowned research hub, consistently ranking highly in National Research Council assessments of U.S. doctoral programs. Notably, our national standing has shown continuous improvement, with anticipated growth positioning us among the country's top programs. We currently enroll about 220 graduate students.
Our faculty includes sixty accomplished members, among them two Nobel laureates: the late Ilya Prigogine (1977 Chemistry Prize) and the late Steven Weinberg (1979 Physics Prize). Additionally, three department members hold prestigious National Academy of Science memberships.
We rarely accept students seeking a terminal master's degree and we do not support those students financially. A fair fraction of students who enter our programs seeking a PhD choose, usually for personal reasons, to end their studies with an M.A. For students who enter seeking a PhD, the University considers you to be a Master's candidate until you qualify for PhD candidacy.
The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are:
TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination