Why should I apply?
Variety of Programs
Ph.D Support
- Long-term funding (6y) when in good standing, see FAQ.
- Half summer supports when in good standing, see FAQ. Full summer support possible depending on availability.
- Faculty supported research (long semester, partial summer or full summer) replacing teaching assistanship.
- Competitive fellowships
- Competitive monthly graduate assistanceship stipend ($2,350/mo) relative to the cost of living
- Full-time tuition and university mandated fees paid for graduate assistants
Career Opportunities
Strong track record of job placement in
- Academia
- Industry
- Government laboratories
- Finance
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recent graduate list.
Faculty Research Expertise
- Algebra & Combinatorics
- Approximation theory
- Data science
- Functional analysis
- Geometry & Topology
- Groups & Dynamics
- Mathematical physics
- Noncommutative geometry
- Number theory
- Numerical analysis
- Partial differential equations
- Probability theory
- Scientific computation
- Several complex variables
Math. Department Overview
- 1 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 20+ AMS fellows, 4 SIAM fellows
- ~20 postocs pool
- $10M in annual research support
Texas A&M
- Among the 5 largest universities in the U.S.
- 50,000+ undergraduate students
- 11,500+ graduate students
- 90-minute drive from two major airports
- Large Aggie network: 520,000+ former students
College Station - Bryan
- Estimated population of 265,000 (2019)
- Best place to live in US no 24 (2021) by Travel+Leisure
- Env 100 miles from Houston and Austin
- Average rent for Math PhD students env $700; $400-$800 when sharing (2021)
- Average Math PhD students monthly budget for food env $400 (2021)