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…will cover include: How students are funded Components of our application What makes a strong application Application fee waivers Language fluency exams and waivers Students often ask questions about undergraduate…

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Statistics

2023 Spotlight MIT-WHOI Joint Program Demographics 2010 to Fall 2023 (pdf) MIT-WHOI Joint Program Demographics 2010 to Fall 2023 (xls) 2023 Admissions Statistics Joint Program Applicants (2024) 395 Offers of…

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Areas of Study

…chemicals, such as carbon dioxide, are tightly coupled to the circulation. The establishment and viability of ecological communities, such as those near hydrothermal vents, is also dependent on the oceanic…

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Prospective Students

…Private company or corporation 19% Government 10% Unknown 2% Other academic 3% Other 4% 2023-24 Joint Program Numbers Joint Program Applicants (2024) 395 Offers of Admission (2024) 53 Entering Students…

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Recent External Awards to Students

…Marta Faulkner, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Zephyr Girard, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Kalina Grabb, 2023 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Cora Hersh, Future Investigators in…

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…five-year doctoral degree program. The combined strengths of MIT and WHOI provide research and educational opportunities in scientific and engineering disciplines that contribute to ocean science. Many students carry out…

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Climate Science

…its exchange of heat, water and compounds with the atmosphere, the lithosphere, and the cryosphere, it plays a key role in our climate system. The ocean also hosts a significant…

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