Financing the Degree

This section pertains to MS students.  PhD students should consult the Doctoral Program - Financial Support page for detailed information on financing.

There is no financial support available for the Statistics MS degree; therefore, applicants may disregard the part of the application pertaining to financial aid. Students are expected to fund their course of study at Stanford in its entirety. Those who have a grant or fellowship from an outside source are welcome to apply it toward the tuition cost of the program. U.S. citizens or permanent residents may be eligible to apply for loans through Stanford.

It may be possible to obtain an RA or TAship in another department, but these must be arranged individually by the student and should not be anticipated as a significant source of funding.

Positions as graders within the Statistics and Mathematics departments occasionally become available -- they are announced if the need arises during the academic year and again, should not be anticipated as a significant source of funding.

The exact cost depends on the choices made by each student. As a guideline, on average one needs about $60,000 to fund the tuition and living expenses throughout the program.

See the Financial Aid Office website for the current academic year's estimated cost of attendance (varying tuition rates, housing, medical insurance, etc).