Wake Forest University offers MS and PhD degrees in Physics. Beginning Fall 2026, we will also offer an MS and a certificate in Quantum Information Sciences (QIS). Our program combines the resources of a research university with close faculty–student mentoring.
Research areas: computational and experimental biophysics; condensed matter (including organic electronics); quantum computing, quantum materials, and quantum optics; and astrophysics.
Key details
- Applications for Fall 2026 are open. Deadline: January 8, 2026. (GRE not required.)
- Faculty & students: 16 tenured/tenure-track faculty; 37 PhD students.
- Outcomes: alumni in academia, industry, finance, and national labs.
- Support: PhD students receive full tuition & fees scholarship plus a stipend (projected $31,236 for AY 2026–27) via RA/TA. MS students receive a 75% tuition waiver.
- Facilities: state-of-the-art experimental labs and the DEAC high-performance computing cluster.
- Interdisciplinary connections: Center for Nanotechnology & Quantum Technologies; Center for Molecular Signaling; Center for Functional Materials (Reynolda Campus); Center for Structural Biology; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Center for Redox Biology in Medicine (Health Sciences Campus).