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Graduate School Debt † (SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 Statistics doctorate recipients from Northwestern University
The total amount of debt that recent graduates incurred relating to their pursuit of doctoral education
	Statistics	Statistics and Biostatistics
Median graduate school debt	$969*	$953*
Financial Support † (SED, 2000–2004)
How 2000–2004 Statistics doctorate recipients from Northwestern University paid for their graduate educations
	Statistics	Statistics and Biostatistics
Primary Form of Support
Teaching assistantship ?	55%*	40%*
Teaching assistantships typically pay for some portion of tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients have teaching responsibilities ranging from grading papers and conducting labs to teaching an entire course independently.
Research assistantship ?	20%*	25%*
Research assistantships typically pay for some portion of tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients usually perform research work for one or more faculty members. The research work may include work on one's own dissertation.
Fellowship / foreign government support ?	23%*	26%*
Fellowships are typically competitive awards that pay for tuition and provide a modest stipend. Fellowship recipients do not usually have to work for their stipends, so they have more time for study and research.
Own funds / loans / money from family	2%*	8%*
Other	0%*	1%*
Types of Financial Support (GSPD, 2005)
How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations
	Statistics, Northwestern University
Teaching assistantships typically pay for some portion of tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients have teaching responsibilities ranging from grading papers and conducting labs to teaching an entire course independently.
Teaching assistantship ?	62%
Research assistantships typically pay for some portion of tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients usually perform research work for one or more faculty members. The research work may include work on one's own dissertation.
Research assistantship ?	0%
Fellowships are typically competitive awards that pay for tuition and provide a modest stipend. Fellowship recipients do not usually have to work for their stipends, so they have more time for study and research.
Fellowship ?	38%
A traineeship is an educational award given to a student selected by the institution.
Traineeship ?	0%
Other	0%
Sources of Financial Support (GSPD, 2005)
How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations
	Statistics, Northwestern University
Federal Support
Department of Defense	0%
National Institutes of Health	0%
Health and Human Services (except NIH)	0%
National Science Foundation	0%
Department of Agriculture	0%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	0%
Department of Energy	0%
Other Federal sources	0%
Non-Federal Support
Institutional support	100%
Foreign sources	0%
Other US sources	0%
Self support	0%
Tuition Remission for the Program † (SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 Statistics doctorate recipients from Northwestern University
Students often do not pay the full amount of tuition. For example, teaching and research assistantships often provide for remission of most or all of a graduate student’s tuition. 0% remission means that the student pays full tuition; 100% remission means that the student pays no tuition.
	Statistics	Statistics and Biostatistics
Median tuition remission	78%*	75%*
Amount of Tuition Remission Granted
No tuition remission	12%*	19%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition	0%*	0%*
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition	5%*	6%*
More than 2/3 of tuition	83%*	75%*
Tuition and Other Expenses at the Institution (IPEDS, 2005)
Tuition and other expenses at Northwestern University.
	Northwestern University
Graduate school application fee ?
A fee an institution charges for processing a student's application for admission to the institution
Application fee	$75
Graduate Tuition and Fees
Full-time students: Tuition ?	$31,644
Many students do not pay full tuition. See the information on tuition remission above.
Full-time students: Fees ?	$0
The fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour	$3,755
Estimated Expenses for Students Living On-Campus
On-campus room and board ?	$9,873
The charges for an academic year for rooming accommodations and meals for a typical student sharing a room with one other student.
Additional expenses ?	$2,082
The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings
Estimated Expenses for Students Living Off-Campus
Off-campus room and board ?	$9,873
The charges for an academic year for rooming accommodations and meals for a typical student sharing a room with one other student.
Additional expenses ?	$2,640
The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings