The stipend for 1999-2000 is anticipated to be somewhat higher. Available on the basis of a University-wide competition are a limited number of Mellon fellowships. All students receiving stipends, as described above, are exempt from tuition. Cost of tuition may be higher in 1999-2000. Living and Housing Costs Off-campus housing is available near the campus and in surrounding communities.
Rents vary, depending on the type of accommodations selected.
Many opportunities to share expenses are also available. Student Group Forty-one of the department's 52 graduate students are currently in the MCDB program. Most students have done undergraduate work in biology, chemistry, physics, or biochemistry at an institution in the United States. Every year a few students come from abroad. A research career in industry, academic institutions, or the civil service is the long-term goal of most students.