SBU Graduate Program in Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook offers a diverse program and consistently ranks amongst the best and largest in the country. Students can pursue PhD, MSI, and MA degrees, taking high quality courses and performing exciting research. We are proud of producing over 1000 PhD graduates in less than 50 years.

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Announcements

We no longer use either the Physics or General GRE in our admissions process! There is no need to send us these scores with your application.

We have launched a fee waiver program to assist students from Latin America to apply to our program. Details here

Our new Masters degree in Quantum Information Science and Technology launched in 2023! Applications are open for Fall 2025! Details here.

Contacts

Graduate Program Director

Derek Teaney (contact with any questions regarding academic issues)

Assistant Graduate Program Director

Donald Sheehan (contact with questions about non-academic issues after consulting FAQs)