The Physics Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota offers students innovative educational and research opportunities with world renowned faculty.  Our graduate program offers students the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of contemporary research. The program is large enough (about 160 students) to provide varied opportunities for research and networking, while maintaining an active graduate student community. 

Faculty in our graduate program lead or are active in a number of interdisciplinary initiatives and centers on campus, as well as in large international collaborations.  One unique aspect of the Physics graduate programis the breadth of our graduate faculty which includes not only about 60 faculty members in the School of Physics, but also affiliate graduate faculty in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and History of Physics. They hold graduate faculty appointments in physics and can direct the doctoral research of physics graduate students.

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