Budgets for Graduate Students 2009-2010
See UCSD's estimated basic budgets for graduate education costs for the 2009-2010 academic year.
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Use these estimated budgets to help decide how much money you'll need to attend UCSD and how much financial aid you may need to meet that goal. Your actual costs may differ.
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Estimated Budget for Graduate Students 2009-2010
| Budget category | Living with parents | University housing | Off campus |
| Resident fees | $10,934 | $10,934 | $10,934 |
| Room and board | $4,277 | $8,923 | $11,984 |
| Books and supplies | $1,560 | $1,560 | $1,560 |
| Transportation | $1,946 | $1,090 | $2,124 |
| Personal expenses | $1,854 | $1,526 | $1,691 |
| Health care insurance* | * | * | * |
| Basic budget totals | $20,571 | $24,033 | $28,293 |
* Graduate student health care insurance ($1,656) is included in the graduate resident fees.
| Non-California residents: Add these amounts to your basic budget total above | $14,694 + $342 education fee |
Note: Professional students in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), the Rady School of Management, and the graduate students in the Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) program will have different fee and budget costs from those shown above. See links at left for IR/PS and Rady School budgets.
Important: All estimated budgets are subject to change.
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