Financial Support and Tuition — Philosophy, Harvard University

Graduate Tuition and Fees

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
Full-time students: Tuition ?$33,696
Full-time students: Fees ?$1,126
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $4,212

Application fee

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Graduate school application fee $105

Living Expenses

On Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?$11,856
Additional expenses ?$2,132

Off Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2008)
Off-campus room and board ?$11,042
Additional expenses ?$2,035

Type of Financial Support

(Source: NRC, 2005) ?
Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005
External fellowships ? 17%
Research assistantships ? 0%
Teaching assistantships ? 0%

First Year Support

(Source: NRC, 2005) ?
Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005
First year students with full financial support 100%

Tuition Remission

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 Philosophy doctorate recipients from Harvard University
Median tuition remission 83%

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 9%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition 0%
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 9%*
More than 2/3 of tuition 82%

Graduate School Debt

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 Philosophy doctorate recipients from Harvard University
Median graduate school debt $0
* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.
Data are for all Philosophy degree recipients from Harvard University and may include graduates from more than one program.

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