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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.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | English | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | History | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Note: The range in mechanical engineering in 2000-1 was $12,633 to $14,000 and in 2001-2 is $13,012 to $14,420. | | 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 | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | English | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | History | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $14,000 | $14,420 | 20 | 9 | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Note: Departments set their own limits. There is no general university policy. The range in mechanical engineering in 2000-1 was $12,633 to $14,000 and in 2001-2 is $13,012 to $14,420. | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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