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: 2020-21


Regular Enrollment	Amount
Tuition - Regular	53,890
SHP Fee	2,580
Total Tuition and SHP Fee	56,470


DCE or In Absentia Enrollment	Amount
Tuition - DCE/In-Absentia	3,900
SHP Fee	2,580
Total Tuition and SHP Fee	6,480

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: 2020 - 2021


Living Expenses	10 Months	12 Months
Housing	11,500	13,800
Food	6,984	8,380
Personal Expenses	6,583	7,900
Books and Supplies	1,704	2,045
Total Living Expenses	26,771	32,125

Housing expense is based on on-campus and off-campus options.
Effective July 1, 2020