Financial Support

Teaching assistantships and research assistantships, with stipends of $26,000 per year beginning in the Fall semester of 2007, are provided to students admitted to the Ph.D. program.  In addition, each student receives fringe benefits including health insurance.  Financial support for students in the M.S. degree program may be arranged through their individual supervising professors. There are  funds for short-term and emergency loans as well as traditional Federal Aid Programs available through the Office for Financial Aid.  Students may be eligible to apply for fellowships from foundations, e.g., the Ford Foundation, and government agencies, e. g., the National Institutes of Health or the National Science Foundation.  The web address for the University's Office of Financial Aid is:
http://studentservices.uthscsa.edu/financialinfo/financialaid.html.

Cost of Study  

The 2002-03 tuition [refer to the above link for updated information] for graduate students who are residents of Texas is $84 per credit hour ($44/hr for regular tuition and $40/hr for designated tuition).  Tuition for nonresidents is $262 per credit hour.  Nonresident students receiving assistantships in the Ph.D. program are eligible for in-state resident tuition rates.   Other costs include a $50 per year library fee, student services fee of $7.50 per credit hour, and a medical services fee of $135 per year.  Since there is a minimum of 24 credit hours required per year (12 month basis), the minimum tuition and fees costs are $2,381. There are one-time fees of $10 for an identification card, $60 for graduation, and $55 for dissertation microfilming.  There may be a one-time fee for requisite vaccinations.  If you park on the main campus, there is a minimum parking fee of $48 per year.

Payment of Tuition and Fees

Graduate students may pay semester tuition and fees in installments with one-half payment due at the time of registration and one-fourth payments prior to the sixth and eleventh class weeks.  Installment payments are not available for the summer term.

Housing Costs

The University has no dormitories or other housing accommodations.  Apartments, rental houses and condominiums may be found in the suburban area surrounding the campus, many within walking distance or a short bus ride.  A single student might expect to pay approximately $275-325 per month for a shared apartment.

Total Costs

In May, 2002, the Office of Financial Aid determined the total educational and living costs for a single student enrolled in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.  The educational costs included tuition (at the resident tuition rate), fees, books and supplies.  The living costs included room and board, travel, insurance, clothing, entertainment and personal items.  The total costs were $17,631.  This analysis was required by state and federal agencies for the purposes of granting student loans and by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for issuance of visas for international students.

Living costs in San Antonio are generally lower than in most major cities. An income of $21,000 in San Antonio is equivalent to the indicated incomes in the following cities:  $22,705, Albuquerque; $23,273, Atlanta; $23,659, Austin; $29,568, Boston; $24,886, Chicago; $22,659, Dallas;  $23,727, Denver; $21,795, Houston; $36,048, Los Angeles; $50,205, New York (Manhattan); and $38,955, San Francisco.  (These data are based on information from DataMasters at:  http://www.datamasters.com.)