Graduate Admissions FAQ

Please refer to the Graduate School FAQ if your questions do not appear in the list below.

What if I cannot afford the $70 application fee?

Boston University requires that the $70 application fee be paid before your application is forwarded to the departmental admissions committee for review. We regret that we generally do not make exceptions to this policy. Therefore, to guarantee that your application gets reviewed, it is in your best interest to pay the application fee.

How can I arrange to visit Boston University?

Please contact the Physics Department main office at (617)353-2623, or send an e-mail message to Mirtha Cabello. Please call at least one week in advance, so we can arrange to have several faculty and students available to talk to you. If you would like to sit in on a graduate-level class, please refer to our course schedule and let us know which course you would like to see. You can also refer to our research group listing and contact individual faculty members working in your area of interest. We particularly encourage students to visit on Tuesdays, when we hold our departmental colloquium.

For directions to the Boston University Physics Department, visit this webpage

What type of financial aid can I receive? How much is tuition?

Click here for current Boston University Graduate studies financial aid and  tuition and fees information.

Traditionally, students are appointed as teaching assistants for the first year of the program.  During the second year, students are encouraged to join a research group by applying for a research assistanship.  Both research and teaching assistants receive a scholarship for tuition, fees and medical insurance, as well as a stipend.  The amount for this academic year stipend is $19,800.  In addition, students usually work as a teaching or research assistants during the summer and receive an additional stipend of $9,900.  Hence, the total stipend would be $29,700 for the academic year.

The Graduate School also offers several graduate fellowships,  which offer a stipend and a scholarship for tuition and fees, and exempt students from teaching duties. See this page for more information.