Financial Support and Tuition — Physics, University of South Florida-Main Campus

Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$19,648
Full-time students: Fees ?$74
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $819

In-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$8,278
Full-time students: Fees ?$74
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $342

Application fee

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Graduate school application fee $30

Living Expenses

On Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?$8,750
Additional expenses ?$4,100

Off Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2008)
Off-campus room and board ?$7,200
Additional expenses ?$4,100

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 ? 51%
Research assistantship ? 22%
Fellowship ? 14%
Traineeship ? 6%
Other 8%

First Year Support

(Source: NRC, 2005) ?
Data for full-time doctoral students in the fall of 2005
First year students with full financial support 92%

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 6%
National Institutes of Health 3%
Health and Human Services (except NIH) 0%
National Science Foundation 12%
Department of Agriculture 0%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 0%
Department of Energy 3%
Other Federal sources 0%

Non-Federal Support

Institutional support 65%
Foreign sources 0%
Other US sources 3%
Self support 8%

Tuition Remission

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from University of South Florida-Main Campus
Median tuition remission 74%*

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 19%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition 0%*
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 5%*
More than 2/3 of tuition 75%*

Graduate School Debt

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from University of South Florida-Main Campus
Median graduate school debt $680*
* 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 University of South Florida-Main Campus and may include graduates from more than one program.

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