Overview

Department of Physics and Astronomy / Department of Physics and Astronomy is located in Athens, OH, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Astronomy
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Astronomy
Master of Arts (MA)	Physics
Master of Science (MS)	Astronomy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

96

Applied

46

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

55

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 590 TOEFL IBT score: 95
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

59

Total Graduate Students

54%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (76%)

Female (23%)

Faculty

30

Total faculty

Full-time - 26

Part-time - 4

Male (26)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics, nonlinear systems, astrophysics, biophysics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,951,679

Location & Contact

Address 251 Clippinger Lab
Ohio University
Athens, OH  45701
United States

Contact Dr. David Ingram
Chair
Email: ingram@ohio.edu
Phone: 740-593-0336
Fax: 740-593-0433

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