Cost and Financial Aid
The schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering offer comprehensive financial assistance to graduate students in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, other academic employment possibilities, and tuition waivers. All full-time, resident, PhD-seeking graduate students in the schools receive free health insurance.
For more information about graduate student financial aid, please visit: http://www.jhu.edu/finaid/grads.html
Full-time Graduate Student Expenses for 2012 - 2013
12-month Estimated Cost**
Tuition - $43,930
Room & Board - $18,973*
Books & Supplies - $1,200
Personal Expenses - $1,300
Travel - $500
Mandatory Health Insurance - $1,800 (estimated)
Matriculation Fee (1st year students) - $500
Total Cost - $68,203
Full-time Graduate Student Expenses for 2012 - 2013
9-month Estimated Cost
Tuition - $43,930
Room & Board - $14,230*
Books & Supplies - $1,200
Personal Expenses - $1,000
Travel - $500
Mandatory Health Insurance - $1,800 (estimated)
Matriculation Fee (1st year students) - $500
Total Cost - $63,160
*University does not provide housing for graduate students.
**The 12-month estimated cost is important for incoming international graduate students. ***Enrolled students approved for Nonresident Status are
charged an annual fee of $4393 in place of tuition (10% of full-time
tuition)
Note: For the purposes of the I-20 each dependent is assigned an additional expense of $3,500/person.
Meet Greg Ball
In July, Gregory F. Ball was named Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Read more about this longtime faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and his new role in the School of Arts and Sciences here.

