Overview

Learning Outcomes

The graduate program in Geophysics at Stanford University aims to prepare students to be leaders in the geophysics industry, academia, and research organizations by completing fundamental courses in their major field and related sciences and through independent research.

Students are expected to:

Apply skills developed in fundamental courses to geophysical problems
Research, analyze, and synthesize solutions to an original and contemporary geophysics problem
Work independently and as part of a team to develop and improve geophysics solutions
Apply written, visual, and oral presentation skills to communicate scientific knowledge
Complete a scientific investigation that is significant, challenging, and original

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Shaping the Future of the Bay Area
Data Science for Geoscience
Laboratory Characterization of Properties of Rocks and Geomaterials
Paleomagnetism
Earth Materials: Rocks in Thin Section
Seismology
Near-Surface Geophysics: Imaging Groundwater Systems
Ice Penetrating Radar
Radar Remote Sensing
Geophysical Mechanics and Dynamics
Waves in Solids and Fluids
Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

135 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stanford, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences View 63 other PhDs in Earth Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible for admission to graduate study, applicants must hold, or expect to hold before enrollment at Stanford, a U.S. bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent from a college or university of recognized standing.
Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate proof of English proficiency by submitting official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27540 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year

Additional Details

quarterly tuition

Living costs

Stanford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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