GRADUATE PROGRAM: Tuition, Costs, and Financial Aid

Tuition for 2010-2011 is $1185 per credit hour for teaching and research assistants, but nearly all assistantships include full tuition credit.

Graduate students at Lehigh live in a wide variety of accommodations. These range from apartments and rooms within walking distance of campus to country houses and modern garden apartments a few miles away.

Expenses can be reasonable, especially if accommodations are shared. The University operates a 148-unit five-building garden apartment complex for married and graduate students, located on the Saucon Valley campus. Free bus service to the main campus is provided hourly.

Further information on housing is available from Residence Services, 63 University Drive, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, (610) 758-3500 or inrsd@lehigh.edu.

Teaching assistantships are normally available for graduate students. For 2009-2010, the stipend for beginning teaching assistants was $22,536 for twelve months. Tuition is remitted for the standard course load (up to nine hours of course work in each semester). In addition, graduate students are generally supported during the summer. Also, summer support may be available during the summer prior to beginning graduate study.

Some university endowed and nationally funded fellowships are available to outstanding candidates. The stipend depends on the particular award. Fellowships may have 12-month terms.

Fellows who desire some teaching experience may also be considered for limited teaching assignments, for which additional compensation is provided.

Research assistantships are available for advanced students. These typically furnish a twelve-month stipend. The twelve-month stipend for post-qualifier students for 2009-2010 was $22,536; tuition is usually also covered by the assistantship.