The mathematics graduate program at Dartmouth College is a small, selective program that serves students who wish to complete a PhD in pure or applied mathematics. The program is structured to serve both those who envision a career involving research and teaching as well as those who wish to continue their research in industry. It is a five-year program in which students are enrolled in each of the Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring terms. Students who are admitted to the PhD program are offered support through a Dartmouth Fellowship or other grant for up to five years provided they continue to make satisfactory progress towards their degree.

Read the PhD requirements and timeline which includes the steps towards completing your degree.

If you are considering applying to the graduate program here, we advise you to review the research interests of our faculty to make sure there are a few areas of interest to you. Make sure to solidify your understanding of the advanced undergraduate courses available for your major, as this will ease your entry into graduate work.

Areas which students have recently chosen for their dissertation research include algebraic number theory, algebraic topology, arithmetic geometry, combinatorics, complex networks/systems, functional analysis, knot theory, logic, mathematical biology, numerical analysis, Riemannian geometry, set theory, and signal processing. Review their thesis abstracts and advisor and job information.

For additional information about our program, please visit our Graduate Student Info page and our FAQ for Applicants page. For information about the Dartmouth graduate student community, including housing, social events, and further support, visit the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies website. You may also contact our department information manager by email at mits.kobayashi@dartmouth.edu.

Application Requirements

• Application deadline: December 15, 2024.
  • All application materials must be received by the deadline in order to receive full consideration.
  • Apply online through the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. Application link: https://apply.gs.dartmouth.edu/apply/
• Three letters of recommendation.
• Both the GRE general exam and the GRE math subject exam are optional. If you feel that your GRE math subject exam score contributes positively to your application, then we encourage you to submit it, and unofficial scores will be provisionally accepted.
• Official TOEFL scores are required for students for whom English is not their first language. This requirement can be waived for students who study for four years at a US college or university and graduate with a bachelor’s degree.
• Application fees are waived for all applicants.
• Official transcripts (and GRE scores, if you submit them) will be required if you are offered admission to the program and accept the offer. On the application, you be required to upload unofficial transcripts.

Financial Information

All of our admitted students have their tuition waived. In addition, they are supported through a Dartmouth Fellowship or other grant for five years assuming that they remain in good standing within the department. This support is in the form of a monthly stipend. There is nothing additional that you need to complete to receive this support. It happens automatically when you are accepted into our program.

Virtual Tour

View a Kemeny Hall virtual tour, created by graduate student Richard Haburcak.