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Financial Support and Tuition — Biological Sciences, Fordham University

Graduate Tuition and Fees (Source: IPEDS, 2009)
Full-time students: Tuition ?	$24,000
Many students do not pay full tuition. See the information on tuition remission.
Full-time students: Fees ?	$415
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	$1,000
Application fee (Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
A fee an institution charges for processing a student's application for admission to the institution
Graduate school application fee	$70
Living Expenses
On Campus (Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?	$13,716
The charges for an academic year for rooming accommodations and meals for a typical student sharing a room with one other student.
Additional expenses ?	$2,446
The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings
Off Campus (Source: IPEDS, 2009)
Off-campus room and board ?	$13,716
The charges for an academic year for rooming accommodations and meals for a typical student sharing a room with one other student.
Additional expenses ?	$2,446
The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings
Type of Financial Support (Source: NRC, 2005) ?
Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005
External fellowships ?	0%
A high percentage of externally funded students may indicate that the program has institutional training grants or that its students are particularly competitive for individual grants. High scores may also suggest that the program actively encourages students to apply for these awards.
Research assistantships ?	0%
Research assistantships typically pay partial tuition and provide a modest stipend. Recipients usually conduct research for individual faculty, and in some cases the work may count toward the student's own dissertation.
Teaching assistantships ?	6%
Teaching assistantships typically pay partial tuition and provide a modest stipend. The responsibilities of teaching assistants vary widely, from grading papers to conducting labs to teaching entire courses.
First Year Support (Source: NRC, 2005) ?
Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005
First year students with full financial support	80%
Support may take the form of fellowships or assistantships in teaching or research. Fellowships typically pay tuition and provide a modest stipend. Fellows do not usually have to work as a condition of the award, leaving more time for study and research. Teaching and research assistantships typically pay partial tuition and provide a modest stipend in exchange for work.

* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.

† Data are for all Biology / Integrated Biology / Integrated Biomedical Sciences degree recipients from Fordham University and may include graduates from more than one program.

Financial Support and Tuition — Biological Sciences, Fordham University

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Application fee

Living Expenses

On Campus

Off Campus

Type of Financial Support

First Year Support