<p>Regarding admission to Ph.D. programs for economics, I have not been able to really find specific information online about how many people apply, how many people get in, average GPA of accepted students, or average GRE scores. Also, it doesn't help that only a small percentage of undergrads are even interested in getting Ph.D.'s, making it even more difficult to get information on this topic.</p>
<p>So, I turn to CC. My big question is: What are the stats/accomplishments of typical students that get accepted to MIT, Northwestern, Columbia, Berkeley, or NYU economics Ph.D. programs? Also, how many students apply to these programs, and how many actually get accepted? Also, are most coming straight from undergrad, or does it help to work a few years or perhaps get an M.A./M.Sc. first?</p>
<p>I hope some of you can shed light on these questions, since I have not met anyone in the last two years of my college career who knows anything about this...</p>
<p>my understanding is that top phD programs are really selective, and accept around 20-ish students per year. they definitely expect you to have a strong math background, so a high score on the math section of the GRE is important. i think most schools also expect you to have learned multivariable calc & linear algebra. research is also apparently pretty important.
i’m also looking into phD programs for econ, and i’ve just been checking admissions websites for stats.</p>
<p>multivar at the bare minimum… i think you need a couple of real analysis courses to really stand a chance… plus a bunch of stats+probability can help with econometrics (plus get you a job when you don’t get in )</p>
<p>I’ve done multivariable, linear, ode, pde–wondering what I should do beyond some math stat and prob and real analysis. would abstract algebra or differential geo be useful? also, for gpa, is 3.75+ generally good enough, provided you have excellent research, or are these schools picky about taking 3.9+ types?</p>
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