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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? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 50% |  |  |  | | 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? | 50% |  |  |  | | Note: The university pays from 50 percent to 75 percent of the premium for a spouse or children, depending on the plan selected. | | | 
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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 | $13,000 | $13,500 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $10,100 | $10,500 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | English | $9,900 | $10,300 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | History | $10,400 | $10,800 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $10,400 | $10,800 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $10,100 | $10,500 | 20 | 9 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | | | 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 | $18,500 | n/a | 20 | 12 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | 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 | $15,600 | n/a | 20 | 12 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $16,500 | n/a | n/a | 12 | 7 | |  | |  | |  | | | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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