Economics PhD
Boston University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences · Boston, MA
- Field: Economics
- Degrees: PhD
- Application fee: $95
- GRE: Required
- Letters: 3 (recommendations)
Deadlines
- PhD application submitted and received by GRS: Jan. 7, 2027
- Letters of recommendation and official test scores considered until: Jan. 15, 2027
Essays
Personal statement/statement of purpose (Not fewer than 200 words)
Must describe your qualifications and the objectives of your intended educational program at the Department of Economics.
Resume or CV (optional)
Editor's notes
- BU sets only a 200-word minimum for the statement, which must cover your qualifications and your objectives for doctoral study in its department, so use the room to connect specific coursework, math training, and research or economics-related work to the fields you want to pursue. The department calls the GRE a major component and cites the 90th percentile in Quantitative as strong evidence, so take it at least a month before the January 7 deadline. Writing samples are not required, and faculty emails are not encouraged, so a well-documented CV and strong academic letters carry most of the weight.
