1996-97 Insert to Graduate Study Survey Table 7

Doctoral Students

Percentage of departments providing any support (full or partial) for: 

U.S. DepartmentsCanadian Departments
PublicPrivateAll
None of their students0%2%1%0%
1-25% of their students6%13%9%5%
26-50% of their students16%22%21%0%
51-75% of their students30%29%27%16%
76-99% of their students39%22%32%58% 
All of their students9%12%11%21%

Percentage of students fully or partially supported by a department: 

U.S. DepartmentsCanadian Departments
PublicPrivateAll
Median74%67%69%84%
Q153%37%48%77%
Q390%83%88%97%
Number of departments reporting1528627719

 

Master's Students

Percentage of departments providing any support (full or partial) for: 

U.S. DepartmentsCanadian Departments
PublicPrivateAll
None of their students10%21%14%a
1-25% of their students28%42%32%a
26-50% of their students27%11%21%a
51-75% of their students17%12%15%a
76-99% of their students9%4%9%a
All of their students9%11%9%a

Percentage of students fully or partially supported by a department: 

U.S. DepartmentsCanadian Departments
PublicPrivateAll
Median40%18%33%a
Q115%4%10%a
Q367%60%67%a
Number of departments reporting129572206

 

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.