University profile

University of Georgia

Location: Athens, GA

Minimum graduate stipend

$22,327 to $33,490 Estimated

Pay period not stated by source · 2026-2027 · FY27; derived from the 1.0 FTE doctoral minimum · The FY27 minimum fiscal-year, full-time doctoral graduate assistant rate is $66,980 (master's $61,945), a 2% UGA-funded increase over FY26 ($65,665 / $60,730). Memo dated 2026-04-24, re-fetched 2026-10-20; also at busfin.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/FY27BudgetDevelopmentMemo.pdf. The range is 1/3 to 1/2 of $66,980 ($22,327 to $33,490), calculated, not published: assistantships are typically 1/3 to 1/2 time (same method as the FY26 row). Estimated because the appointment fraction is our assumption. Departments may pay more. The memo gives no explicit effective date. period_months left blank, as in the FY26 row.

Estimated: our estimate, not a published figure · Source: UGA Business & Finance: FY27 budget planning and salary setting memo (2026-04-24) · Verified 2026-10-20

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 $29,254 Crowdsourced Pay period not stated by source · 2025-2026 · Self-reported; not official. · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source Source: PhDStipends.com (self-reported), Chemistry · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Athens, GA

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 (city median) $1,100/mo Estimated City median 1BR Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $669/mo Official Rogers Road 2-bedroom roommate option, per person. 2026-27. University Village was $650 per person in 2025-26; its 2026-27 rate was not yet posted. Source: UGA Housing: Rogers Road · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $675/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities Not yet available
Public transit Free with student ID Official Athens Transit free with UGA ID; UGA Campus Transit fare-free. Athens Transit is free for UGA students with a student ID. UGA Campus Transit is fare-free. Both are funded partly through the student transportation fee. Source: UGA Office of Transfer Services: Getting Around · Verified 2026-09-28
Parking $10 to $60/mo Official Green $10; Yellow $20; Blue $30; Red $40; Purple $60. Effective Aug 1 2026. One rate table covers commuter students, graduate assistants, faculty and staff; students are billed per semester. Source: UGA Transportation & Parking Services: Permit Rates · 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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