| Chapter 2 | Table 2.1. Treatment and Comparison Programs in the Graduate Education Initiative | 30 |
| Chapter 3 | Table 3.1. Financial and Student Characteristics of Participating Departments Prior to the GEI | 45 |
| Table 3.2. Cumulative Completion Rates in Participating Departments Prior to the GEI | 47 | |
| Table 3.3. Mean Time Spent in Stages of PhD Programs in Participating Departments Prior to the GEI | 48 | |
| Table 3.4. Mean Student-Year Cost Prior to the GEI | 50 | |
| Table 3.5. Financial Support Pre- and Post-GEI | 52 | |
| Table 3.6. Change in Departmental Outcomes from Pre-GEI to Post-GEI Time Periods | 54 | |
| Table 3.7. Interventions Implemented as Part of the GEI in Six Sample Departments | 59 | |
| Chapter 4 | Table 4.1. Treatment and Control Departments Analyzed in Chapter 4 | 97 |
| Table 4.2. Estimated Impact of the GEI on Student Outcomes | 102 | |
| Table 4.3. Changes in Cohort Size and Student Quality | 104 | |
| Table 4.4. Effects of Explanatory Variables on Student Outcomes | 104 | |
| Table 4.5. Impact of the GEI on Student-Year Cost | 111 | |
| Chapter 5 | Table 5.1. Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant Experiences | 118 |
| Table 5.2. Financial Support and Personal Characteristics | 124 | |
| Table 5.3. Financial Support and Departmental Characteristics | 126 | |
| Table 5.4. Allocation of GEI Funding | 129 | |
| Table 5.5. Impact of the GEI on Financial Support (Institutional Data) | 131 | |
| Table 5.6. Impact of the GEI on Financial Support (Survey Data) | 132 | |
| Table 5.7. The GEI and the Distribution of TA Terms | 132 | |
| Table 5.8. Impact of Financial Support on Attrition and Completion | 136 |
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