University profile

Harvard University

Location: Cambridge, MA

Minimum graduate stipend

$50,000/yr Estimated

Paid over 12 months · 2026-2027 · GSAS floor set 2024; rises each Jul 1 · Harvard Griffin GSAS states (news item dated 2023-12-18) a guaranteed minimum of at least $50,000 for a 12-month stipend, inclusive of guaranteed subsidies, effective 2024-25. That is an older year than 2026-27: the GSAS 2026-27 cost of attendance page (https://gsas.harvard.edu/financial-support/cost-attendance-2026-2027) lists no stipend amount and refers students to their Notice of Financial Support, and the HGSU-UAW contract is still unsettled. Kept Estimated for 2026-27. Anna may prefer an Official 2024-25 row instead (value $50,000, same URL). · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source

Estimated: our estimate, not a published figure · Source: Harvard Griffin GSAS: expanded PhD financial support (news item, 2023-12-18) · Verified 2026-10-24

Other stipend figures

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

Another department’s · Typical $50,460/yr Official Paid over 12 months · 2025-2026 · HMS Office for Graduate Education PhD programs · $50,460 stipend plus a $1,040 subsidy for dental insurance and transportation, $51,500 total over 12 months for 2025-26. Applies to the Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD programs run by the HMS Office for Graduate Education, not to all Harvard PhD programs. Source: Harvard Medical School OGE PhD program (Virology): Financial Support · Verified 2026-09-28

Cost of living in Cambridge, MA

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $1,019 to $1,728/mo Official GSAS hall single room $1,019 (Child/Richards) to $1,461 (Conant); Harvard University Housing studios from $1,728. 2026-27. GSAS halls: $9,175 and $13,150 for the Aug 21 2026 to May 20 2027 contract, monthly derived by dividing by 9. HUH studios are new-tenant market rents from https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/harvard-university-housing-establishes-new-rents-for-2026-2027/. Source: Harvard GSAS: Cost and Contract; Harvard Gazette (HUH 2026-27 rents) · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 1-bedroom (city-level range) $2,900 to $3,000/mo Estimated Studio/1BR range. Early manual pass; different sources than the Zumper figures, so not directly comparable. Rentometer/RentHop/SpotEasy, 2026. Cambridge, MA (same market as MIT); 2BR ~$3,700-$3,900 total. Source: Rentometer / ApartmentList / RentHop (varies) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $1,440 to $1,712/mo Official Harvard University Housing 2-bedroom split two ways from about $1,440 per person; HSPH Shattuck shared rooms $1,652-$1,712. 2026-27 new-tenant market rents; continuing tenants who extend their lease stay flat. The $1,440 is derived: a Holden Green 2-bedroom from $2,880 divided by 2 (assumes roommates). The upper figure comes from the Harvard School of Public Health cost page, not the HUH rate list. Source: Harvard Gazette: Harvard University Housing establishes new rents for 2026-2027 · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city-level range) $1,850 to $1,950/mo Estimated 2BR split two ways (range). Early manual pass; different sources than the Zumper figures, so not directly comparable. Rentometer/RentHop/SpotEasy, 2026. Cambridge, MA (same market as MIT); 2BR ~$3,700-$3,900 total. Source: Rentometer / ApartmentList / RentHop (varies) · Verified 2026-09-27
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Parking $240 to $2,945/yr Official Evening commuter $240; daytime commuter surface $2,739 / garage $2,945. FY27 (Jul 1 2026 to Jun 30 2027). Limited spaces. Employee salary-tier rates apply only to benefits-eligible employees, not stipended students. Source: Harvard Transportation: FY27 Parking Permit Renewal and Rate Changes · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

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PhD program profiles at Harvard University

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