Overview

Department of Astronomy / Department of Astronomy is located in Ann Arbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Astronomy and astrophysics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	5

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
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preliminary exam to advance to candidacy, oral defense of dissertation

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

326

Applied

25

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 84
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

33

Total Graduate Students

27%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.12%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	51%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.03%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.06%
Unknown	27.27%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 0

Male (14)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cosmology- extragalactic and galactic, stars and exoplanets, extreme astrophysics, instrumentation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 323 West Hall
1085 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1042
United States

Contact Dr. Edwin Bergin
Professor and Chair
Email: astrochair@umich.edu
Phone: 734-764-3440
Fax: 734-763-6317

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