Admissions and Aid

Application form

Please be sure to select which track you are applying to  (full-tuition or in-state tuition only fellowship)

Transcripts must be uploaded into the online application from each college or university attended even if you did not complete a degree or did not enroll in courses in your current field. If an applicant is offered admissions and decides to attend the Graduate Center, the applicant will then be required to provide unopened, official hard copies of all transcripts which will be compared to the unofficial uploads.

*GRE will not be required for the Fall 2023 cycle but will be the next cycle (Fall 2024).

GRE scores must be submitted to The Graduate Center Office of Admissions: code 2113

GRE scores are valid for 5 years. GRE scores older than 5 years will not be accepted

International students must also submit TOEFL or IELTS scores, unless they have a post-secondary degree from an institution in which the language of instruction is English-only and located in a country that recognizes English as an Official Language

Plan ahead - allow time for GRE scores to be received by the deadline

Indicate interest in program

Your research experience

Why a PhD?

What are your future academic and career plans/goals?

3-5 pages in length

Should be a research or academic paper

No more than 25 pages

Academic references preferred

It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure recommenders submit letters by the deadline

Please provide your current CV/Résumé.

Every applicant to The Graduate Center’s doctoral programs will automatically be considered for five-year institutional funding packages. The aid we offer — including fellowships, tuition awards, and assistantships — is based on merit. 

Learn more about institutional aid for doctoral students »

Federal aid for doctoral students includes:

• Need-based Federal Aid
• Federal Work-Study
• Non-need-based Federal Direct Loans.

New York State also provides the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for eligible graduate students who are New York State residents.

Additional funding may be available to incoming students from underrepresented populations through offerings from the Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity, including several fellowships and the CUNY Pipeline Program for undergraduate CUNY students.

Learn more about funding opportunities from OEOD »

Each student will be billed for a Graduate School student activities fee, a University student senate fee, a University consolidated services fee and a technology fee. These fees are not refundable.