Financial Aid & Benefits
Cost of Attendance
The total estimated expense to attend UK, including tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, transportation, and personal expenses can be found here. The specific charges for instruction and related services, excluding other living and personal expenses can be found here.
Sources of Funding
As the department believes it is important for graduate students to focus on their studies exclusively, we typically do not admit students on a part-time basis, nor do we usually admit students to whom we can offer no financial support (unless they have their own support from another source). Most of our graduate students are funded on research assistantships. Information on minimum graduate stipend amounts is maintained by the Graduate School and is available here.
Useful Financial Aid Information
Health Care Benefits
Graduate students also receive personal health coverage (details are available in the links below). It is important to be aware that students are not covered until they are officially enrolled in the program on the first day of classes. Health insurance is required for all international students; thus, they should plan to purchase some type of temporary health insurance if they plan to arrive on campus prior to the first day of classes.
