Tuition and Costs

The standard tuition rate for an academic year is the same for all regularly enrolled graduate students during their regular enrollment period. The total rate includes the required Student Health Plan (SHP) fee. The University will not permit students to waive out of the SHP fee.

Ph.D. students who are in absentia and/or in DCE status pay a marginal-cost tuition rate that includes the mandatory SHP fee.

Princeton’s Board of Trustees approves tuition rates annually.

Tuition and Fees: 2021-22


Regular Enrollment	Amount
Tuition - Regular	56,010
SHP Fee	2,780
Total Tuition and SHP Fee	58,790


DCE or In Absentia Enrollment	Amount
Tuition - DCE/In-Absentia	4,050
SHP Fee	2,780
Total Tuition and SHP Fee	6,830

For Ph.D. candidates, tuition and fees during a student’s regular period of enrollment are provided in full from a student’s graduate student financial support, in the form of tuition support from fellowships, assistantships, or external sources.

The annual stipend amount provided to Ph.D. candidates during their regular enrollment is intended to support a single graduate student based on estimated costs. Master’s students or students with spouses and/or dependents may require additional resources to support their living expenses – see Loans and Assistance.

As a general reference for graduate students, living costs for a single graduate student are estimated annually by the Graduate School, as detailed below:

Cost of Living: 2021 - 2022


Living Expenses	10 Months	12 Months
Housing	11,767	14,120
Food	7,262	8,715
Personal Expenses	6,671	8,005
Books and Supplies	1,737	2,085
Total Living Expenses	27,437	32,925

Housing expense is based on on-campus and off-campus options.
Effective July 1, 2021