The per-hour consulting fees range from one half to a quarter of those charged by professionals.
All advice given during the first phase of data analysis is free.
The actual fees depend on the involvement of full time faculty in the project. The Statistical Consulting Laboratory will provide a ''good faith'' estimate of the number of hours which will be needed to complete the consulting job, and the Statistical Consulting Laboratory and the client will agree upon a maximum number of billable hours, which will not be exceeded without written acknowledgment from the client. The Statistical Consulting Laboratory does not guarantee that the job will be completed within the specified number of hours, but does agree that charges will not exceed the agreed upon maximum. In well-justified cases lower rates can be applied.