Financial Support and Tuition — Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$20,132
Full-time students: Fees ?$1,351
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $1,032

In-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$7,944
Full-time students: Fees ?$1,351
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $423

Application fee

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Graduate school application fee $50

Living Expenses

On Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?$9,330
Additional expenses ?$3,542

Off Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2006)
Off-campus room and board ?$8,780
Additional expenses ?$3,542

Type of Financial Support

(Source: GSS, 2007)
How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations
Teaching assistantship ? 40%
Research assistantship ? 46%
Fellowship ? 4%
Traineeship ? 0%
Other 10%

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%

Sources of Financial Support

(Source: GSS, 2007)
How graduate students in the program (including master's, doctoral, and professional degree students) paid for their graduate educations

Federal Support

Department of Defense 10%
National Institutes of Health 0%
Health and Human Services (except NIH) 0%
National Science Foundation 17%
Department of Agriculture 2%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 0%
Department of Energy 8%
Other Federal sources 2%

Non-Federal Support

Institutional support 48%
Foreign sources 0%
Other US sources 6%
Self support 6%

Tuition Remission

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from Washington State University
Median tuition remission 70%*

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 26%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition 1%*
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 7%*
More than 2/3 of tuition 66%*

Graduate School Debt

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from Washington State University
Median graduate school debt $572*
* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.
Data are for all degree recipients in the field from Washington State University and may include graduates from more than one program.

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