Tuition and Financial Aid
We are committed to making your graduate education affordable, and we offer generous scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships to many of our students. Many of our students look at their Penn graduate degree as an investment in their future and finance their graduate education through a combination of institutional funding, federal aid, private educational loans, and other sources.
Explore your financing options:
Ph.D. Students
All Ph.D. students are guaranteed a full scholarship for their first four years of study, as well as a stipend and student health insurance. Please refer to the Dean's fellowship funding explanation for more information.
Ed.D. Students
GSE offers fellowship packages for full-time Ed.D. students in traditional format programs. Please visit the Scholarships, Fellowships, and Assistantships page for more details.
Master's Students
Master’s applicants are automatically considered for scholarship and assistantship funding; there is no separate application. Most students will receive some form of direct support from GSE. Please visit the Scholarships, Fellowships, and Assistantships page for more details.
Questions?
If you have questions or would like to talk to someone regarding tuition and financing your degree, please contact us at (215) 898-6415, 1-877-PENN-GSE, or finaid@gse.upenn.edu.



