Minimum graduate stipend
$49,000/yr Estimated
Paid over 12 months · 2026-2027 · From Apr 1 2026 (GET-UP contract; was $40,608); +3% Jul 1 2027 · Reported via student newspaper and union contract page; not confirmed on a Penn-published page. Department examples for 2025-26 were lower (Philosophy $43,050; Annenberg DRF $44,027). · Flagged for re-verification: treat as provisional until we re-check the source
Estimated: our estimate, not a published figure · Source: Daily Pennsylvanian (Feb 2026); GET-UP contract page · Verified 2026-09-27