Ok, so maybe you don't...but adjust it to a Cleveland Standard of Living and maybe you do? According to America's Best Graduate School Stipends, CWRU is up at the top of the list!
http://www.wendychao.com/science/stipends/
According to this independent source, counting in the cost-of-living in Cleveland, CWRU Biomedical PhD students have one of the best stipend levels in the nation! It's equivalent to $52K salary in New York City! Try the comparison calculator and see for yourself! See how CWRU compares (we're number 42 on the list overall in 2009).
