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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? | 80% | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 0% | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 0% | | | | | Note: Students can buy insurance for a spouse or dependent, but the university does not pay any of the premium. Changes are planned for 2002-3, when the university expects to pay a major portion -- possibly as much as 70 percent -- of such coverage. | | |
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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.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $12,825 | $13,210 | 20 | 10 | N/A | | | | | | | | Economics | $11,925 | $12,283 | 20 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | English | $11,160 | $11,495 | 20 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | History | $11,925 | $12,285 | 20 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $12,825 | $13,210 | 20 | 10 | 1-4 | | | | | | | | Sociology | $11,520 | $11,925 | 20 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 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 | $12,825 | $13,210 | 20 | 10 | N/A | | | | | | | | Economics | $12,825 | $13,210 | 20 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | English | $11,160 | $11,495 | 20 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | History | $13,455 | $13,859 | 20 | 10 | n/a | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $12,825 | $13,210 | 20 | 10 | 3-5 | | | | | | | | Sociology | $11,520 | $11,925 | 20 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | Note: History RA's are offered only in exceptional cases and not to first-year students. | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
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