Financial Support and Tuition — Physics, University of Rochester

Graduate Tuition and Fees

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
Full-time students: Tuition ?$21,312
Full-time students: Fees ?$576
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $1,184

Application fee

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Graduate school application fee $25

Living Expenses

On Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?$11,200
Additional expenses ?$1,550

Off Campus

(Source: IPEDS, )
Off-campus room and board ?NA
Additional expenses ?NA

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 ? 9%
Research assistantship ? 84%
Fellowship ? 0%
Traineeship ? 0%
Other 7%

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 9%
National Institutes of Health 4%
Health and Human Services (except NIH) 0%
National Science Foundation 8%
Department of Agriculture 0%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 0%
Department of Energy 33%
Other Federal sources 20%

Non-Federal Support

Institutional support 20%
Foreign sources 0%
Other US sources 0%
Self support 7%

Tuition Remission

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 Astrophysics and Astronomy doctorate recipients from University of Rochester
 
Astrophysics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Median tuition remission 79%*

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 13%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition 0%*
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 2%*
More than 2/3 of tuition 85%*
 
Physics, University of Rochester
Median tuition remission 83%

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 6%*
Less than 1/3 of tuition 0%
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 2%*
More than 2/3 of tuition 92%

Graduate School Debt

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 Astrophysics and Astronomy doctorate recipients from University of Rochester
 
Astrophysics and Astronomy, University of Rochester
Median graduate school debt $625*
 
Physics, University of Rochester
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 Astrophysics and Astronomy degree recipients from University of Rochester and may include graduates from more than one program.

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