Tuition

Graduate Student Summer Tuition Subsidy

The summer tuition subsidy plan has been developed to reduce the cost of a graduate student to a research grant, and to improve the quality of faculty life. It is not intended to enable growth in the size of graduate programs, or to lengthen the time to a degree. Graduate students who are enrolled in a research degree program, and who are not taking courses, will have their summer tuition subsidized (that is, paid from other Institute sources). Candidates for professional degrees will be charged tuition if registered for the summer.

New graduate students, or continuing graduate students in normal resident status during the preceding spring term, who register only for thesis or pre-thesis research credit in the summer term will be eligible for a tuition subsidy from Institute general funds. Each department has created special pre-thesis research subject(s) that are recognized by the Registrar as eligible for the subsidy. In Physics, for example, the subjects 8.391 or 8.392 (Special Problems in Graduate Physics) qualify as pre-thesis subjects, and are therefore eligible for the subsidy.

Graduate students who register for any summer subject other than those recognized by the Registrar as thesis or pre-thesis research subjects will be charged tuition on a per unit basis up to the maximum tuition. Tuition for such subjects may not be charged to research grants.

Graduate students registered in professional programs will pay tuition at the rate established for their particular programs. These programs, as defined by the Provost's Office, are MBA, SDM, Sloan Fellows, Sloan Fellows Program for Innovation and Global Leadership, MEng (except those with internship components), CRE, ASP, and SM12 Geosystems.

An intern tuition rate will apply to students registered for structured off-campus internships. This tuition rate (35 percent of the term's tuition) currently applies to Materials Science MEng, EECS 6-A and 6-PA, Chemical Engineering Practice, and LFM programs.

The 2008 summer tuition rates are included in the "Schedule of Fees, 2008-2009" issued by the Office of the Registrar.

Payment Methods

Tuition and fees are payable on or before July 1, 2008.

MIT bills students through an electronic billing system, MITPAY, which offers an electronic payment option. We do not send paper statements. All student account statements are posted on MITPAY on or before the 10th day of each month and payment is due on the first day of the following month. When a student's bill is posted on MITPAY, an email reminder is sent to his or her official MIT email address. To access MITPAY, log in to WebSIS at http://student.mit.edu/ and use the MITPAY link to view your account and make payments. For more information about MITPAY and other payment methods, visit http://web.mit.edu/sfs/bills/.

Students who plan to attend MIT during the Summer Session are advised to contact Student Financial Services to confirm summer charges. If payment in full cannot be made by July 1, 2008, you must contact Student Financial Services to establish an approved payment plan. Your student account counselor can provide complete information about available plans. Contact information is available at http://web.mit.edu/sfs/contact/.

Students who have not established an approved payment plan and whose accounts are outstanding after the due date will be considered past due and assessed a late payment fee of 1.5 percent per month on the outstanding student account balance.

The following charges apply whether a student takes a subject for credit or as a "listener," and regardless of the date the student begins attending classes.

Costs

Per unit charge for subjects and undergraduate thesis (regular undergraduates) $380
Per unit charge for subjects (special students) $565
Maximum (undergraduates and special students) $12,045
Continuing and new regular graduate students $12,045
Doctoral thesis, term readmitted after absence as a regular graduate student $27,110
Master/engineer thesis, term readmitted after absence as regular graduate student $18,070
Minimum (regular undergraduates) $2,315
Minimum (MIT community special graduate students and special undergraduates) $3,430
Minimum (non-MIT special graduate students) $5,140
Minimum SB thesis $1,505

Graduate thesis, early completion for students continuing theses from spring term 2008, and for staff continuing theses from spring term whose appointments terminate during summer:
Charge per week $1,505
Minimum, except doctoral degree $1,505
Minimum, doctoral degree $3,005
Minimum, continuing student but not registered for thesis in preceding spring term $12,045
Minimum, if returning from nonresident doctoral status $9,040
Subject cancellations and withdrawals, weekly charge (1 week minimum) 1/8 of initial tuition

Financial Aid

Undergraduates who plan to attend Summer Session and are seeking financial aid should contact Student Financial Services at 617-253-4971 or finaid@mit.edu to discuss aid availability.

Veterans' Educational Benefits

New veterans and eligible people who expect to receive benefits must contact Elizabeth Barnes, a financial aid counselor in Student Financial Services, to arrange for enrollment verifications to be sent to the Veterans Administration. Contact her at 617-258-5775 or barnes@mit.edu.

Students currently receiving benefits should contact Elizabeth Barnes when submitting summer registration material to the Registrar's Office; otherwise, benefits will be interrupted as of June 2008.