Updates to GRE Requirement for Philosophy Fall 2021 Admissions
Note: For Fall 2022 Admissions, please refer to:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y0bt22yfNpRb0OgJmq00H4A9QTVT8VgLKXGSEUyQFz4/edit?fbclid=IwAR2GqCn4UJqzogU8IJBc3jCxCInmH7ljHLyIGLnuSYYeCgFynW2TxWmeeWI#gid=0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y0bt22yfNpRb0OgJmq00H4A9QTVT8VgLKXGSEUyQFz4/edit?fbclid=IwAR2GqCn4UJqzogU8IJBc3jCxCInmH7ljHLyIGLnuSYYeCgFynW2TxWmeeWI#gid=0
Background
I’ve written a letter to ask philosophy departments in US and Canada to suspend the GRE Requirement for Fall 2021 Admission. It can be found here:
https://philosopherscocoon.typepad.com/blog/2020/07/open-letter-for-suspending-gre-requirements.html
Updates from departments below.
https://philosopherscocoon.typepad.com/blog/2020/07/open-letter-for-suspending-gre-requirements.html
Updates from departments below.
GRE Updates for Philosophy Fall 2021 Admissions
(also included info on suspension and reduction of admissions for some schools)
Schools that are not Admitting for 2021:
BrownU
UChicago
ColumbiaU (MA still open, GRE required)
DuquesneU (both MA and PhD suspended)
UIllinois, Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
UMaryland (MA still open but no guaranteed funding)
NorthwesternU
UPennsylvania (Admitting students who have external funding)
RiceU
URochester (MA still open, GRE optional)
Schools confirmed without GRE:
UAlbany
AmericanU (MA)
UArizona
Arizona StateU
BostonU
Boston College
Bowling Green StateU - waived only for MA. PhD Pending.
Brandeis (MA)
UBritish Columbia
UBuffalo - GRE recommended for university-wide competitive fellowships.
Carnegie Mellon - GRE recommended
Cal State Long Beach (MA) - GRE recommended
Cal State Los Angeles (MA)
UCincinnati
UColorado Boulder - Note: Reduced. Aim to admit abt 4 (usually 5-6), may reduce if budget is cut.
CornellU
UConnecticut
UC Berkeley
UC Davis – website to be updated
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara - Note: Reduced admissions (previously 4-5) as they had a large class of 7 in 2020.
UC Santa Cruz
CUNY
DePaulU
DukeU
Easter Michigan (MA)
EmoryU
UFlorida
FordhamU
GeorgetownU
George Mason (MA)
UGeorgia (both MA and PhD)
Georgia StateU (MA)
HarvardU
UIllinois at Urbana-Champaign
UIowa
Johns HopkinsU
UKansas
Kent StateU (MA)
Marquette
MIT
UMass
McGill - GRE recommended
UMemphis
UMiami
MiamiU (OH) (MA)
UMichigan
Michigan StateU
UMinnesota
UMississippi (MA)
UMissouri
UNebraska Lincoln
UNevada, Reno (MA)
New School for Social Research
UNC (North Carolina)
UNC Charlotte (MA)
UNorth Texas
Northern IllinoisU (MA)
UNotre Dame
NYU
OhioU (MA)
Ohio StateU
UOklahoma (Both MA and PhD) - GRE recommended
UOregan
Oregan StateU (MA)
Penn StateU - GRE required only for fellowships
UPittsburgh
UPittsburgh (HPS)
PrincetonU - Note: Reduced admissions
PurdueU
RutgersU
Saint LouisU
San Diego State University (MA)
San Francisco University (MA)
San Jose University (MA)
Simon Fraser University (MA)
StanfordU
Stony BrookU - website to be updated
SUNY Bingham
SyracuseU
UTennessee
Texas A&M U
UTexas Dallas
Texas StateU (MA)
UToronto
TuftsU (MA)
UUtah
VanderbiltU
VillanovaU
UVirginia
Virginia Tech (MA)
UWashington
WashingtonU, St Louis
Wayne StateU
Western MichiganU (MA)
UWestern Ontario
UWisconsin Madison
UWisconsin Milwaukee (MA) - GRE recommended
YaleU - Note: reduced admissions. Looking to admit 4.
YorkU
Note: Some schools are eliminating GREs all together, some are just suspending for fall 2021, and some will decide again.
Schools with GRE Requirement:
BaylorU - Contact them for waivers if unable to take. Note: Reduced admissions.
Florida StateU - Contact them for waivers if unable to take.
IndianaU - "We evaluate applications holistically and do not anticipate making any changes to the requirements"
USC - If you are unable to take GRE, your application will be considered without it. If admitted, you must submit GRE by Dec 2021
UT Austin - No waivers. Take it online or in person when it resumes.
TulaneU - No response via email. Website says required.
Last update: 26 Nov 2020
Contact me at fcwy1 <at> hotmail.com if any information needs to be updated.
BrownU
UChicago
ColumbiaU (MA still open, GRE required)
DuquesneU (both MA and PhD suspended)
UIllinois, Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
UMaryland (MA still open but no guaranteed funding)
NorthwesternU
UPennsylvania (Admitting students who have external funding)
RiceU
URochester (MA still open, GRE optional)
Schools confirmed without GRE:
UAlbany
AmericanU (MA)
UArizona
Arizona StateU
BostonU
Boston College
Bowling Green StateU - waived only for MA. PhD Pending.
Brandeis (MA)
UBritish Columbia
UBuffalo - GRE recommended for university-wide competitive fellowships.
Carnegie Mellon - GRE recommended
Cal State Long Beach (MA) - GRE recommended
Cal State Los Angeles (MA)
UCincinnati
UColorado Boulder - Note: Reduced. Aim to admit abt 4 (usually 5-6), may reduce if budget is cut.
CornellU
UConnecticut
UC Berkeley
UC Davis – website to be updated
UC Los Angeles
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara - Note: Reduced admissions (previously 4-5) as they had a large class of 7 in 2020.
UC Santa Cruz
CUNY
DePaulU
DukeU
Easter Michigan (MA)
EmoryU
UFlorida
FordhamU
GeorgetownU
George Mason (MA)
UGeorgia (both MA and PhD)
Georgia StateU (MA)
HarvardU
UIllinois at Urbana-Champaign
UIowa
Johns HopkinsU
UKansas
Kent StateU (MA)
Marquette
MIT
UMass
McGill - GRE recommended
UMemphis
UMiami
MiamiU (OH) (MA)
UMichigan
Michigan StateU
UMinnesota
UMississippi (MA)
UMissouri
UNebraska Lincoln
UNevada, Reno (MA)
New School for Social Research
UNC (North Carolina)
UNC Charlotte (MA)
UNorth Texas
Northern IllinoisU (MA)
UNotre Dame
NYU
OhioU (MA)
Ohio StateU
UOklahoma (Both MA and PhD) - GRE recommended
UOregan
Oregan StateU (MA)
Penn StateU - GRE required only for fellowships
UPittsburgh
UPittsburgh (HPS)
PrincetonU - Note: Reduced admissions
PurdueU
RutgersU
Saint LouisU
San Diego State University (MA)
San Francisco University (MA)
San Jose University (MA)
Simon Fraser University (MA)
StanfordU
Stony BrookU - website to be updated
SUNY Bingham
SyracuseU
UTennessee
Texas A&M U
UTexas Dallas
Texas StateU (MA)
UToronto
TuftsU (MA)
UUtah
VanderbiltU
VillanovaU
UVirginia
Virginia Tech (MA)
UWashington
WashingtonU, St Louis
Wayne StateU
Western MichiganU (MA)
UWestern Ontario
UWisconsin Madison
UWisconsin Milwaukee (MA) - GRE recommended
YaleU - Note: reduced admissions. Looking to admit 4.
YorkU
Note: Some schools are eliminating GREs all together, some are just suspending for fall 2021, and some will decide again.
Schools with GRE Requirement:
BaylorU - Contact them for waivers if unable to take. Note: Reduced admissions.
Florida StateU - Contact them for waivers if unable to take.
IndianaU - "We evaluate applications holistically and do not anticipate making any changes to the requirements"
USC - If you are unable to take GRE, your application will be considered without it. If admitted, you must submit GRE by Dec 2021
UT Austin - No waivers. Take it online or in person when it resumes.
TulaneU - No response via email. Website says required.
Last update: 26 Nov 2020
Contact me at fcwy1 <at> hotmail.com if any information needs to be updated.