Compare 150 Mathematics PhD Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 150 Mathematics PhD programs in the US across 102 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 12% report it as a requirement. A typical program takes about 60 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

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Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Harvard University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $59,048
    Program duration
    60 months
  2. 2

    Stanford University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Computational and Mathematical Engineering

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $63,540
    Program duration
    60 months
  3. 3

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    PhD in Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $64,310
    Program duration
    60 months
  4. 4

    Princeton University

    PhD in Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5

    University of California, Berkeley

    Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $28,242
    Program duration
    72 months
  6. 6

    Yale University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Jan 2
    Annual tuition
    $50,900
    Program duration
    72 months
  7. 7

    California Institute of Technology

    Doctor of Philosophy in Applied and Computational Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $68,001
  8. 8

    University of Pennsylvania

    Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science

    Application deadline
    Feb 2 +1
    Annual tuition
    $46,540
    Program duration
    60 months
  9. 9

    University of Chicago

    Doctor of Philosophy in Computational and Applied Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Jan 8
    Annual tuition
    $20,575
  10. 10

    Columbia University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics

    Application deadline
    Dec 4
    Annual tuition
    $56,840
    Program duration
    60 months

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Complete Program List150 programs

The complete list of Mathematics PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Computational and Mathematical Engineering60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Applied Mathematics60 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPhD in Mathematics60 months
#4Princeton UniversityPhD in Applied and Computational Mathematics48 months
#4Princeton UniversityPhD in Mathematics60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Applied Mathematics72 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Logic and the Methodology of Science
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics72 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Applied and Computational Mathematics
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science60 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#11University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy in Computational and Applied Mathematics
#11University of ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#12Columbia UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
#12Columbia UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#13Cornell UniversityPhD program in Applied Mathematics72 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics & Statistics108 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Mathematics72 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesApplied Mathematics
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Biomathematics60 months
#17University of California, Los AngelesDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics48 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Applied & Interdisciplinary Mathematics60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Arts in Mathematical Sciences72 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization (ACO)72 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD in Mathematics60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD in Pure and Applied Logic (PAL)60 months
#22Duke UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#23Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics60 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Mathematics60 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Atmosphere Ocean Science and Mathematics (AOSM)60 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Mathematics60 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Applied Mathematics60 months
#26University of California San DiegoPhD in Mathematics60 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#30Brown UniversityPhD in Applied Mathematics72 months
#31The University of Texas at AustinPhD in Mathematics72 months
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Algorithms, Combinatorics & Optimization60 months
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#34Rice UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Computational and Applied Mathematics
#34Rice UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#35University of North Carolina--Chapel HillDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics96 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#39Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#40Pennsylvania State University--University ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Mathematics72 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Mathematics -- Concentration in Actuarial Science and Risk Analytics72 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Applied Mathematics48 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Mathematics60 months
#43Emory UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics96 months
#47Dartmouth CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityPhD in Mathematics
#55University of VirginiaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#59University of California--Santa BarbaraDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics (Computational Science and Engineering)72 months
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#62University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#62University of California, DavisPhD in Applied Mathematics
#64University of Maryland, College ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Statistics
#64University of Maryland, College ParkDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#64University of Maryland, College ParkPhD in Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics and Scientific Computation
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical, Computational, and Systems Biology60 months
#65University of California--IrvineDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics84 months
#72University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesPhD in Mathematics
#75University of PittsburghDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics3–5 years full-time
#77University of Notre DameDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#77University of Notre DamePhd in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics24 months
#78Tufts UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#81Rutgers University--New BrunswickPhD in Mathematics72 months
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, Science and Learning Technologies
#85Boston UniversityPhD in Mathematics
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering60 months
#91Michigan State UniversityPhD in Mathematics
#93Texas A&M University--College StationPhD in Mathematics
#93Texas A&M University--College StationPhD in Mathematics (Interdisciplinary Track)120 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#98Virginia TechDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#99University of GeorgiaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics60 months
#114North Carolina State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#119University of California, Santa CruzDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#119University of California, Santa CruzDoctor of Philosophy in Statistics60 months
#119University of California, Santa CruzDoctor of Philosophy|Master of Science in Scientific Computing And Applied Mathematics
#124University of ArizonaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics60 months
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Physics
#126Indiana University--BloomingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#134University of Colorado BoulderDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#191University of ConnecticutDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
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Remaining programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics60 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics and Statistics60 months
#251–300Stony Brook University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#251–300University of MiamiDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
#301–400University of UtahPhD in Mathematics
#301–400George Washington UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Mathematics
#301–400Boston CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Applied Mathematics60 months
#301–400University of KansasPhD in Mathematics
#301–400University of IowaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics36 months
#301–400University of IowaPhD in Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences
#401–500Florida State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Applied and Computational Mathematics (ACM)
#401–500Florida State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomathematics
#401–500Florida State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
#401–500University of DelawareDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics60 months
#401–500University of DelawareDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Auburn UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
Baylor UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
Binghamton University--SUNYDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences72 months
Brandeis UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
Brigham Young University--ProvoDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics48 months
Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program in Mathematics72 months
Drexel UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics60 months
Illinois Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
Lehigh UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
Michigan Technological UniversityMathematical Sciences, PhD96 months
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPhD Mathematical Sciences60 months
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Rochester Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Modeling
Saint Louis UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics48 months
Southern Methodist UniversityComputational and Applied Mathematics, PhD12 months
Stevens Institute of TechnologyPure and Applied Mathematics PhD Program
Texas Christian UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
Texas Tech UniversityPhD in Applied Mathematics
University of California MercedPhD in Applied Mathematics60 months
University of DenverDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Integrated Applied Mathematics
University of New HampshireDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
University of OklahomaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
University of OregonDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics72 months
University of TennesseeDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
University of TulsaDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematics
University of VermontDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Science
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDoctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Sciences
Yeshiva UniversityPhD in Mathematical Sciences60 months

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