Admissions Stats for Top Geography Programs (PhD)

[Chuck]

I'm a newbie to the field of Geography, hoping to apply to PhD programs for the Fall 2011 admissions cycle.

As it is really hard to find admissions stats online, I'm hoping to get an idea of where I might be most competitive. I would be super grateful to you all for filling out a brief survey about your academic background and admissions success. All geographers and those in related disciplines are invited to participate- whether you are currently waiting out the Fall 2010 admissions cycle, or have applied in past years. Please feel free to leave any comments or additional information about your academic or professional qualifications that you felt were important to cinching the deal at your target institutions.

I hope this information is useful to all of us - future applicants and current nail-biters alike!

Thanks so much!

Chuck!

Edited February 10, 2010 by Chuck

[keylimekai]

cool idea, but you know stats aren't everything . In any case, I'll fill it out when I hear back from all the schools to which I applied.

You can find average GRE statistics for Minnesota here: http://www.grad.umn.edu/programs/select_program.html?l=t

[tommy421]

Great idea, I'm still waiting to hear from my schools, but I'll be sure to fill it out asap. I have the same stats as above for Washington. It's a pdf, so just scroll down to geography. http://www.grad.washington.edu/stats/tenyear/departmental/rptGsisAnnual_department.pdf

[Chuck]

Thanks, both of you! Those sites are quite helpful. And best of luck in your applications this season!

I know numbers are far from everything... but they do tell the outlines of a story. As there isn't (to my knowledge) a centralized resource of these kinds of stats for Geography programs, this could become a great resource.

Hopefully enough people will choose to participate this application cycle!

*Also note that the survey template only allows for 20 responses to each question- thus I had to leave out a few grad programs. I'm pretty much a total newbie when it comes to knowing much about geography depts, so please don't be offended if I left your school out! I literally googled "Geography Departments" and picked the first ones that came up.