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Cost of Life (EPI- https://www.epi.org/resources/budget/) 1 person
Stipend (Base)FeesRatio (Stipend-Fees)/Cost of livingSource for Fees
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California Institute of Technology (1934) $42,825 $36,500 $2,031 0.80
https://gradoffice.caltech.edu/financialsupport/budget
https://hr.caltech.edu/documents/2699/pm10-1-1.pdf
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Yale University $40,917 $32,700 $500 0.79
https://student-accounts.yale.edu/tuition-and-fees
https://gsas.yale.edu/resources-students/finances-fellowships/stipend-payments
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Emory University $40,457 $31,775 $540 0.77https://www.gs.emory.edu/funding/tuition.html
https://www.gs.emory.edu/admissions/finance_overview.html
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology $46,861 $35,992 $340 0.76
https://gradadmissions.mit.edu/costs-funding/expenses
https://gradadmissions.mit.edu/costs-funding/stipend-rates
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The University of Chicago $38,605 $31,000 $1,664 0.76
https://financialaid.uchicago.edu/graduate/costs/cost-attendance
https://provost.uchicago.edu/announcements/new-funding-and-programs-phd-students
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Case Western Reserve University $29,616 $22,000 $133 0.74
https://case.edu/studentaccounts/tuition-fees/graduateprofessional-tuition-fees/school-graduate-studies
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Case-Western-Reserve-University-Research-Assistant-Salaries-E26686_D_KO32,50.htm#:~:text=The%20typical%20Case%20Western%20Reserve,can%20range%20from%20%2422%2C041%20%2D%20%2449%2C933.
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Harvard University $46,861 $35,500 $1,206 0.73
https://gsas.harvard.edu/admissions/tuition-fees
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/02/harvard-grad-students-could-strike-tuesday/XmfCSFghiYmQT8hdn4wumM/story.html#:~:text=Stipends%20for%20Harvard%20doctoral%20students,graduate%20students%20in%20the%20union.
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Washington University in St. Louis $33,947 $25,000 $262 0.73https://graduateschool.wustl.edu/tuition-costs
https://bulletin.wustl.edu/brownschool/financial/#:~:text=Doctoral%20Degrees,per%20year%20for%20four%20years.
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Tulane University$35,952 $26,000 $160 0.72
https://studentaccounts.tulane.edu/content/tuition-and-fees
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Tulane-University-PhD-Student-New-Orleans-Salaries-EJI_IE24603.0,17_KO18,29_IL.30,41_IM612.htm
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Princeton University $39,800 $30,800 $2,580 0.71
https://gradschool.princeton.edu/costs-funding/tuition-and-costs
https://gradschool.princeton.edu/node/1012
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The University of Kansas $34,432 $25,000 $984 0.70http://affordability.ku.edu/costs
https://graduate.ku.edu/university-graduate-fellowships
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Brown University $33,817 $23,360 $131 0.69
https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/courses-manual/tuition-fees
https://www.brown.edu/academics/gradschool/courses-manual/tuition-fees
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Carnegie Mellon University $32,839 $22,950 $885 0.67
https://www.cmu.edu/sfs/tuition/graduate/index.html
https://www.cmu.edu/chemistry/grad/prospective/financial.html#:~:text=The%20basic%20monthly%20stipend%20for,basic%20annual%20stipend%20is%20%2430%2C600.
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Rice University $34,399 $23,400 $626 0.66
https://ga.rice.edu/graduate-students/student-services-organizations/tuition-fees-expenses/
https://graduate.rice.edu/admissions/costofstudy
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Dartmouth College $36,462 $24,000 $294 0.65
https://www.dartmouth.edu/finance/tuition/billing_paying_tuition/tuition_fees.php
https://financialaid.dartmouth.edu/apply-aid/graduate-students/graduate-aid-overview#:~:text=All%20doctoral%20programs%20at%20Dartmouth,typically%20paid%20through%20scholarship%20support.
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Northwestern University $36,917 $24,147 $500 0.64
https://www.northwestern.edu/sfs/tuition/graduate/the-graduate-school.html
https://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/hdsp/graduate-student-resources.html
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Cornell University $44,696 $28,034 $86 0.63
https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/bursar/students-parents/tuition-rates-fees
https://gradschool.cornell.edu/announcements/highlights-from-announcements-4-13-20/#:~:text=New%3A%20Stipend%20Increase%3A%202020%2D,2019%2D20%20rate%20of%20%2427%2C218.
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University of Rochester $35,362 $22,000 $20 0.62
https://www.rochester.edu/adminfinance/bursar/billing-and-payment/tuition-fees-2020-2021/
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/University-of-Rochester-PhD-Student-Salaries-E3729_D_KO24,35.htm#:~:text=The%20typical%20University%20of%20Rochester,can%20range%20from%20%2421%2C852%20%2D%20%2434%2C096.
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The Johns Hopkins University $38,698 $25,000 $1,150 0.62
https://sais.jhu.edu/admissions-aid/tuition-and-aid/cost-attendance
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Johns-Hopkins-University-PhD-Graduate-Student-Salaries-E2851_D_KO25,45.htm
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University of Pennsylvania $33,420 $21,363 $866 0.61https://srfs.upenn.edu/costs-budgeting/phd
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/University-of-Pennsylvania-PhD-Student-Salaries-E3025_D_KO27,38.htm#:~:text=The%20typical%20University%20of%20Pennsylvania,can%20range%20from%20%2421%2C363%20%2D%20%2451%2C312.
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Columbia University $51,323 $31,140 $554 0.60
https://gsas.columbia.edu/student-guide/financing-your-education/cost-attendance
https://gsas.columbia.edu/student-guide/financing-your-education/stipend-and-salary-payments
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Duke University$39,418 $24,300 $1,084 0.59
https://gradschool.duke.edu/sites/default/files/documents/tuition_fees_stipend_schedule.pdf
https://gradschool.duke.edu/sites/default/files/documents/tuition_fees_stipend_schedule.pdf
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Rutgers University – New Brunswick $42,000 $29,426 $454 0.69
https://scarlethub.rutgers.edu/financial-services/cost-of-attendance/rbhs-students-cost-of-attendance/school-of-graduate-studies/
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Purdue University $33,474 $19,750 $392 0.58
https://www.purdue.edu/bursar/tuition/feerates/2019-2020/graduate/fall-spring.php
https://www.purdue.edu/hhs//faculty/business_office/documents/offer_letters/Purdue-Doctoral-Fellowship.doc#:~:text=The%20Purdue%20Doctoral%20Fellowship%20provides,per%20month%20for%2012%20months).
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University of Michigan $39,505 $26,091 $214 0.66
https://ro.umich.edu/tuition-residency/tuition-fees?academic_year=159&college_school=19&full_half_term=35&level_of_study=38
https://hr.umich.edu/sites/default/files/2020-2021-gsa-salary-memo.pdf
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities $36,126 $16,177 $1,154 0.42https://onestop.umn.edu/finances/fees
https://humanresources.umn.edu/pay-and-taxes/salary-plans
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Stanford University $61,549 $33,494 $801 0.53
https://exploredegrees.stanford.edu/tuitionfeesandhousing/#feestext
https://gfs.stanford.edu/salary/salary20/salary_tables.pdf
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The Ohio State University $31,891 $17,280 $348 0.53
https://registrar.osu.edu/FeeTables/Graduate_Fees_for_Autumn_2020_Spring_2021.pdf
https://gradsch.osu.edu/news/2019-20-graduate-associate-stipend#:~:text=The%20stipend%20for%20the%202019,appointments%20(%241%2C920%2Fmonth).&text=These%20stipend%20increases%20were%20recommended,and%20Benefits%20Committee%20(GCBC).
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Michigan State University$34,274 $18,240 $44 0.53https://finaid.msu.edu/sampbud.asp
https://hr.msu.edu/employment/graduate-assistants/stipend-ranges.html
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The University of Wisconsin – Madison $37,291 $20,500 $734 0.53
https://bursar.wisc.edu/tuition-and-fees/tuition-rates
https://grad.wisc.edu/investing-in-graduate-assistants/#:~:text=Stipends&text=In%20the%20fall%202019%20semester,appointments%2C%20due%20to%20various%20factors.
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University of Virginia $38,839 $24,000 $3,800 0.52
https://financialplanning.vpfinance.virginia.edu/sites/financialplanning.virginia.edu/files/2020%20Website%20Report%20-%208.20.20.pdf
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/University-of-Virginia-PhD-Student-Salaries-E8336_D_KO23,34.htm
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University of California, Los Angeles $42,825 $22,569 $559 0.51
https://grad.ucla.edu/gss/library/remissionsgsr.pdf
https://grad.ucla.edu/gss/appm/aaprate.pdf
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The University of Iowa $36,525 $20,041 $1,533 0.51
https://www.maui.uiowa.edu/maui/pub/tuition/rates.page
https://www.grad.uiowa.edu/graduate-assistant-employment
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New York University $51,323 $26,000 $0 0.51
https://www.nyu.edu/students/student-information-and-resources/bills-payments-and-refunds/tuition-and-fees.html?currentOrProspective=current&enrollmentType=graduate&semester=January%20Term%202021&school=Tisch%20School%20of%20the%20Arts
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/NYU-New-York-University-PhD-Student-Salaries-E2917_D_KO24,35.htm
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Private Boston University $44,858 $23,340 $812 0.50
https://www.bu.edu/academics/met/policies/tuition-and-fees/
https://www.bu.edu/grad/admission-funding/phd-funding/#:~:text=This%20approach%20reflects%20BU's%20commitment,to%20%2435%2C010%20for%2012%20months.
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Indiana University $35,373 $19,000 $1,406 0.50
https://studentcentral.indiana.edu/pay-for-college/cost-of-iu/semester-fees.html?keyword=&term=Fall%202020&type=Mandatory%20Fee&sort_order=Fee%20Type
https://graduate.indiana.edu/admissions/financial-support/fellowships-awards/#:~:text=degree.,by%20the%20University%20Graduate%20School.
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Georgia Institute of Technology$39,443 $21,600 $2,194 0.49
http://www.bursar.gatech.edu/student/tuition/all_fees_sp21.pdf
https://policylibrary.gatech.edu/academic-affairs/stipends-graduate-assistantships#:~:text=The%20minimum%20stipend%20level%20for%20each%20master's%20student%20who%20is,third%20or%20one%2Dhalf%20time.
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University of Missouri, Columbia $35,427 $18,026 $623 0.49
https://cashiers.missouri.edu/cost/mandatory-fees/
https://gradschool.missouri.edu/funding/assistantships-fellowships/assistantships/
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University at Buffalo – The State University of New York$34,886 $20,000 $2,874 0.49
http://www.buffalo.edu/studentaccounts/tuition-and-fees.html
http://www.buffalo.edu/news/key-issues/graduate-stipends.html
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University of California, Davis $41,817 $22,569 $2,156 0.49
https://financeandbusiness.ucdavis.edu/student-resources/tuition-fees/graduate
https://apo.ucsc.edu/docs/scales-crnt.pdf
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Iowa State University$36,997 $18,500 $614 0.48
https://www.registrar.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/fees/Fall%202020-Spring%202021/GradF20_S21fees.pdf
https://www.econ.iastate.edu/financial-assistance-grad-students
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The University of Texas at Austin $37,880 $17,910 $0 0.47https://admissions.utexas.edu/tuition
https://hr.utexas.edu/student/student-employee-compensation
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University of Southern California $42,825 $22,734 $2,525 0.47
https://financialaid.usc.edu/graduates/prospective/how-much-wil-my-education-cost.html
https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/University-of-Southern-California-PhD-Student-Salaries-E3027_D_KO34,45.htm#:~:text=The%20typical%20University%20of%20Southern,can%20range%20from%20%2422%2C734%20%2D%20%2436%2C796.
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University of Washington $43,573 $21,924 $1,590 0.47
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/uw-s3-cdn/wp-content/uploads/sites/162/2020/09/25140539/2020-21TriCampusAnnualTuitionAndFee.pdf
https://grad.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020-21-TA-RA-SA_salary_chart.pdf
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University of Pittsburgh $32,839 $16,060 $950 0.46
https://gspia.pitt.edu/AdmissionandFunding/TuitionandFees
https://www.gradstudents.pitt.edu/stipend-rates
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University of Florida $34,910 $17,000 $91 0.48
https://www.fa.ufl.edu/directives/2019-20-academic-year-tuition-and-fees/
https://hr.ufl.edu/manager-resources/recruitment-staffing/hiring-center/preparing-an-offer/requirements-for-an-appointment/#salaries
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University of Colorado, Boulder $45,517 $22,000 $1,611 0.45
https://www.colorado.edu/bursar/sites/default/files/attached-files/2020-21gradin_1.pdf
https://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/graduate-task-force-stipends-benefits/graduate-school-task-force-stipends-benefits-faqs
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The University of Arizona $33,149 $21,750 $1,332 0.62https://arizona.app.box.com/v/grad-ga-tuition
https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/ta-teaching-assistant-salary/tucson-az
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University of California, San Diego$46,834 $22,569 $2,069 0.44
https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/tuition-fees.html#Proposed-2020/2021-Tuition-&-Fe
https://grad.ucsd.edu/financial/employment/student-pay-rates.html
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Texas A&M University $34,929 $16,792 $1,650 0.43
https://sbs.tamu.edu/billing-payments/billing-explanations/
https://dars.tamu.edu/Data-and-Reports-(1)/miscellaneous/files/AAUDE-Graduate-Stipends
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University of California, Santa Barbara$47,834 $22,569 $2,126 0.43
https://registrar.sa.ucsb.edu/fees-residency/fee-information/2020-2021-quarterly-fees-and-expenses
https://ap.ucsb.edu/compensation.and.benefits/ucsb.salary.scales/18.pdf
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The Pennsylvania State University $39,807 $17,280 $530 0.42https://cce.ais.psu.edu/tuition-calculator-ui/#!/
https://guru.psu.edu/resources/rates-and-schedules/stipends-for-graduate-assistants-20-21
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University of California, Santa Cruz $50,856 $22,569 $1,238 0.42
https://financialaid.ucsc.edu/cost-to-attend/graduate-costs.html
https://apo.ucsc.edu/docs/scales-crnt.pdf
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University of California, Irvine $49,564 $22,569 $1,992 0.42
http://www.reg.uci.edu/fees/2020-2021/graduate.html
https://apo.ucsc.edu/docs/scales-crnt.pdf
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University of Oregon $35,551 $17,164 $1,520 0.44
https://registrar.uoregon.edu/costs/tuition-fees/graduate
https://gradschool.uoregon.edu/funding/ge/salary-benefits
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The University of Utah$33,925 $14,784 $1,220 0.40
https://fbs.admin.utah.edu/download/income/Graduate/GeneralGraduateFeeRes.pdf
https://ta.cs.utah.edu/FAQ/faq.php#!/section5
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Stony Brook University – The State University of New York $52,608 $22,500 $0 0.43
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/sfs/tuition/_documents/1208/Graduate.pdf
https://www.stonybrook.edu/campaign/campaign-priorities-2/scholarships/graduate-student-support/#:~:text=The%20average%20stipend%20for%20Stony,Science%20Foundation%20stipend%20is%20%2434%2C000.&text=students%2C%20particularly%20those%20in%20the%20STEMM%20fields.
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Brandeis University $46,861 $18,720 $540 0.39
https://www.brandeis.edu/gsas/financing/cost.html
https://www.brandeis.edu/student-financial-services/employment/workdayjobprofile.html
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University of Maryland at College Park $45,479 $17,980 $817 0.38https://billpay.umd.edu/GraduateTuition
https://gradschool.umd.edu/sites/gradschool.umd.edu/files/uploads/fy21_grad_stipend_memo.pdf
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $36,107 $19,300 $4,883 0.40
https://cost.illinois.edu/Home/Cost/R/G/Compare/12/120211/120211
https://www.humanresources.illinois.edu/assets/docs/AHR/Grad-Minimum-Salaries-2020-2021.pdf
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Vanderbilt University $36,185 $14,000 $542 0.37
https://gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/funding/fees.php
https://gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/funding/index.php#:~:text=Ph.,per%20year%20for%20five%20years.
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University of California, Berkeley $56,505 $22,569 $2,116 0.36
https://registrar.berkeley.edu/tuition-fees-residency/tuition-fees/fee-schedule
https://apo.ucsc.edu/docs/scales-crnt.pdf
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $39,418 $15,700 $1,964 0.35
https://cashier.unc.edu/files/2020/07/20_21YR.pdf
https://gradschool.unc.edu/funding/stipends/
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