Graduate students had full responsibility for about five percent of undergraduate courses last year. About four percent of introductory sections were led by graduate students. Discussion sections led by graduate students account for about one-third of class time in large lecture courses. Unlike some of the peer public and private institutions presented, Yale does not cover its teaching fellows' cost of living.
All graduate students receive basic health care free.
The fees GESO quotes are hospitalization fees which have risen 28.7 percent since 1991-1992 in accordance with industry trends. In the same time, teaching fellow stipends rose 23.5 percent and student stipends rose 24.7 percent. Ten percent of all graduate students and 17.5 percent and humanities and social sciences graduate students take out loans. Return to today's paper.