The most common mode of support for students is through teaching assistantships, with approximately 35 students so supported. Advanced students may obtain research assistantships. The number available varies, but is on the order of ten. Both forms of assistantship include a tuition waiver and a stipend competitive with other institutions. Living and Housing Costs Pittsburgh provides an attractive and reasonably priced living environment.
Most graduate students choose to live in nearby rooms and apartments, which are readily available.
Student Group CMU has about 4,600 undergraduates and 2,700 graduate students. The Department of Mathematical Sciences graduate program includes 37 students in 1999-2000. Location Pittsburgh is in a large metropolitan area with a population of 2.3 million people. It has been rated by the Rand-McNally Places Rated Almanac as the nation's most livable city. Pittsburgh is the headquarters for fifteen Fortune 500 corporations, and there is a large concentration of research laboratories in the area.