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Doctoral Students
Percentage of departments providing          
any support (full or partial) for:            
             
    None of their students   0% 2% 1%   0%
    1-25% of their students   6% 13% 9%   5%
    26-50% of their students   16% 22% 21%   0%
    51-75% of their students   30% 29% 27%   16%
    76-99% of their students   39% 22% 32%   58%
    All of their students   9% 12% 11%   21%
             
Percentage of students fully or partially          
supported by a department:            
             
    Median   74% 67% 69%   84%
    Q1   53% 37% 48%   77%
    Q3   90% 83% 88%   97%
             
Number of departments reporting   152 86 277   19
             
Master's Students
Percentage of departments providing          
any support (full or partial) for:            
             
    None of their students   10% 21% 14%   a
    1-25% of their students   28% 42% 32%   a
    26-50% of their students   27% 11% 21%   a
    51-75% of their students   17% 12% 15%   a
    76-99% of their students   9% 4% 9%   a
    All of their students   9% 11% 9%   a
             
Percentage of students fully or partially          
supported by a department:            
             
    Median   40% 18% 33%   a
    Q1   15% 4% 10%   a
    Q3   67% 60% 67%   a
             
Number of departments reporting   129 57 220   6

SOURCE: 1996-1997 Insert to Graduate Study, Research Office, APA. June 1998.

Note: Percentages are column percentages and may not sum to 100% due to rounding. "Full support" refers to tuition assistance that covers the full amount of tuition plus a full stipend whereas "partial support" refers to partial stipend only, full stipend but no tuition assistance, and so forth.

a = Summary statistics are not reported when N of departments is less than 10.


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