The Stipend Gap

With the disparity in graduate-student pay, some recipients are mired in debt while others own homes

Survey data: Information from 83 leading research universities on the stipends and benefits they provide to teaching and research assistants in six representative departments in 2003-4.

Overview: The average stipends for selected fields, 2003-4

Chart: Comparing graduate student stipends in three fields

Chart: The proportions of colleges that provide health

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