Financial Support and Tuition — Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Stony Brook University

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Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$13,250
Full-time students: Fees ?$928
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $552

In-State Students

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Full-time students: Tuition ?$8,370
Full-time students: Fees ?$928
Part-time students: Cost per credit hour $349

Application fee

(Source: IPEDS, 2009) ?
Graduate school application fee $70

Living Expenses

On Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
On-campus room and board ?$9,590
Additional expenses ?$1,792

Off Campus

(Source: IPEDS, 2009)
Off-campus room and board ?$11,288
Additional expenses ?$1,792

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 ? 8%
Research assistantship ? 80%
Fellowship ? 0%
Traineeship ? 12%
Other 0%

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 0%
National Institutes of Health 12%
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 80%

Non-Federal Support

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

Tuition Remission

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Tuition paid by 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from Stony Brook University
Median tuition remission 83%

Amount of Tuition Remission Granted

No tuition remission 0%
Less than 1/3 of tuition 0%
1/3 to 2/3 of tuition 0%
More than 2/3 of tuition 100%

Graduate School Debt

(Source: SED, 2000–2004) ?
Debt for 2000–2004 doctorate recipients from Stony Brook University
Median graduate school debt $17,500
* 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 Stony Brook University and may include graduates from more than one program.

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