Graduate Programs

Philosophy Grad Program Application Info Spreadsheet – 2023-24 Edition

An open-access spreadsheet about philosophy graduate program admissions which includes information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and so on, as well as links to the programs, has been updated for the upcoming admissions season. (more…)

New Guide to Terminal MA Programs in Philosophy

What kind of advice can you offer students trying to figure out which terminal MA program in philosophy to apply to or attend? (more…)

Douglas Portmore’s Six Commandments for Getting the Most Out of Graduate School

How can you get the most out of graduate school? Douglas Portmore, professor of philosophy at Arizona State University, has some advice for you. (more…)

“Should I Go To Graduate School in Philosophy?”

Professors (and graduate students) occasionally get asked, “should I go to graduate school in philosophy?”

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Yale Philosophy Grad Program Replaces Logic with Formal Methods in Its Requirements

“Yale philosophy has officially replaced the grad program ‘logic requirement’ with a broader ‘formal methods requirement.’ Students can choose which course to take (logic, probability, stats, game theory, etc.).” (more…)

Visualization of the Philosophical Gourmet Report

Frank Saunders, Jr. (Yonsei University Underwood International College, South Korea) has created interactive visualizations of information from the Philosophical Gourmet Report, a well-known, if controversial, reputational ranking of graduate programs in philosophy. (more…)

Philosophy Grad Program Application Info Spreadsheet

An open-access spreadsheet about philosophy graduate program admissions, including relevant links and information about application deadlines, fees, requirements, funding packages, and so on, has recently been updated. (more…)

New Data about Philosophy Graduate Programs (guest post)

In the following guest post, Carolyn Dicey Jennings, associate professor of philosophy at UC Merced, shares some new data about graduate programs in philosophy that she and her team at Academic Philosophy Data and Analysis (APDA) have collected and analyzed. (more…)

Master’s Programs in Philosophy

According to the American Philosophical Association (APA), there are 127 graduate programs in philosophy that offer a terminal Master’s degree. However, it isn’t easy to find out much about them. (more…)

Philosophy PhD Program GRE Requirements for 2023

Will your philosophy PhD program be requiring applicants to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) for 2023 admissions? (more…)

New Name & Updated Site for Information about Graduate Programs in Philosophy

APDA is retaining its initials but altering its name to better match its activities as an “ongoing project that collects, analyzes, and distributes data concerning philosophy PhD programs and graduates, with a special focus on job placement.” (more…)

Should Philosophy Grad Programs Interview Applicants?

Recent updates posted at the Grad Cafe by prospective graduate students in philosophy have mentioned the scheduling of admissions interviews at certain departments. Not many departments, it seems, conduct interviews as part of the application practice, but some do. What’s the extent of this practice, and what are its advantages and disadvantages? (more…)

Reputational Ranking of Philosophy PhD Programs Updated

The Philosophical Gourmet Report (PGR), a ranking of philosophy PhD programs in the “English-speaking world,” has been updated. (more…)

Summer 2022 Programs in Philosophy for Graduate Students and/or PhDs

Please use the comments section on this post to share information about 2022 Summer Programs in Philosophy for graduate students and/or philosophy PhDs.

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Top 30 Philosophy PhD Programs According to APDA

Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA), which collects data about and produces a ranking of PhD programs in philosophy, has recently posted details about the top 30 programs on its ranking, including comments about the programs from the students. (more…)

Advice for Applying to PhD Programs in Philosophy (guest post)

In the following guest post *, Alex Guerrero, professor and director of graduate admissions in the Department of Philosophy at Rutgers University, offers some advice to those considering applying to philosophy PhD programs. (more…)

Enough Ranking (guest post)

“The project of ranking one place against another completely distorts the sorts of aspirations we should have for the field.” (more…)

Guide to Graduate Programs in Philosophy Based on Job Placement and Student Experience (guest post)

Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) is a resource for prospective philosophy graduate students and others to learn about how well particular graduate programs do with getting their graduates jobs, and what it is like to be a student in those programs. (more…)

CUNY Grad Students Penalized for Not Moving to NY During Pandemic

Some graduate students in their 2nd year of study at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY) are being charged out-of-state tuition rates because, owing to the pandemic pushing courses online last year, they had not yet established residency in New York. (more…)

Writing Letters for Applicants to Philosophy Graduate Programs

One of your undergraduate students tells you they’re applying to graduate programs in philosophy. They ask you to write a letter of recommendation. So you have the talk with them. Afterwards, they still want to apply, and they’re good, so you agree. What should go in that letter? (more…)

Philosophy Grad Programs and the GRE, 2021-22 Application Cycle

Several philosophy graduate programs had previously announced that they were either permanently, or temporarily owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, no longer requiring applicants to submit Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores. What about for this coming application cycle, for admission in 2022?

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Grad Students: What Would You Tell Your Professors, But Can’t? (Volume 2)

Philosophy graduate students, what would you like to tell your professor(s) right now, but can’t? (more…)