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|  Overview
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| | Does the institution pay for health benefits for graduate assistants? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 100% |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | |  |  |  | | | | 
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|  Teaching assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $13,700 | $14,000 | 15 | 10 | 6 | |  | |  | |  | | English2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $13,700 | $14,000 | 15 | 10 | 6 | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $13,700 | $14,000 | 15 | 10 | 6 | |  | |  | |  | | Note: Assistantships in biology, English, and history are not offered to first-year students. | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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|  Research assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology | $15,702 | $16,002 | 15 | 12 | 6 | |  | |  | |  | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | English2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $15,702 | $16,002 | 15 | 12 | 6 | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Note: Graduate programs in cell and development biology, microbiology and molecular genetics, and plant biology are included in the biology figures. Research assistantships are not offered in economics, English, history, and sociology. | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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