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Graduate Student Expense
Estimates (12 months)
Information for
2007/2008
The following information is provided to help students gauge probable total living expenses. The university reserves the right to change its rates at any time. More details, including any recent changes, can be found at: http://www.ctlr.msu.edu/COStudentAccounts/Tuition_Fees_Fall.aspx
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No
Graduate Assistantship
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Graduate
Assistant
a/ |
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Michigan
Resident |
Nonresident |
International |
| Item |
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| Tuition,
Fees, Taxes b/ |
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Fall + Spring (9 cr./semester) |
$7,860 |
$15,443 |
$15,468 |
$31
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Summer (4 credits) |
$2,032 |
$3,717 |
$3,742 |
$11
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| Subtotal:
Tuition, Fees, Taxes |
$9,892 |
$19,160 |
$19,210 |
$42
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| Housing
(12 months) |
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| Option
1: Single room |
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a) Owen Graduate Center c/ |
$8,433 |
Same
for all students |
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b) 1-bedroom apartment d/ |
$6,492 |
Same for all students |
| c) Shared 2-bedroom apartment |
$3,594 |
Same for all students |
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| Other
Costs (12 months) |
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| Health
insurance |
$1,688 |
$1,688 |
$1,097 |
0 /a |
| Food
g/ |
$4,800 |
$4,800 |
$4,800 |
$4,800 |
| Books
and supplies h/ |
$2,100 |
$2,100 |
$2,100 |
$2,100 |
| Miscellaneous
i/ |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
$2,000 |
| Federal/State
income tax j/ |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$1,842 |
| subtotal |
$10,588 |
$10,588 |
$9,997 |
$10,742 |
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| Grand
Total |
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| Housing
option (a) |
$28,913 |
$38,181 |
$37,640 |
$19,217 |
| Housing
option (b) |
$26,972 |
$36,240 |
$35,699 |
$17,276 |
| Housing
option (c) |
$24,074 |
$33,342 |
$32,801 |
$14,378 |
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| a/ Assistantship includes health insurance, 9 cr. tuition in Fall & Spring, 4 cr. |
| b/ Tuition per semester credit is $387.75 (resident and Lifelong Ed.) and $800 (non-resident). |
| c/ Single-room rate ($2,954 in Fall and Spring; $2,200 (est.) for full Summer session). |
| d/ $541 per month (standard units). Carpeted units cost $581 per month. |
| f/ One-half of $699 per month (standard). |
| g/ May be lower under housing options 1a and 2a due to $300 food credit per semester. |
| h/ $900 in Fall and Spring; $300 in Summer. |
| i/ Does not include the cost of typing/copying/binding of M.S. thesis ($500-$700) or Ph.D. dissertation ($600-$1,300). |
| j/ Assumes the tax obligation is 10% of the assistantship stipend. Actual tax liability varies depending on factors including marital status and number of dependents. |
Information updated
on December 13, 2007
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