Most respondents cited thesis as the output where they incurred the most financial cost in a single instance. Most respondents cited a range of P4000 and above, followed by a range of P1000 to P2000. Chris* revealed that in the College of Science, particularly in the Biology program, thesis costs totaled to more than P30,000. Meanwhile, 11 respondents pointed out venue and laboratory costs, five cited prizes for participants, and five cited costs for literature acquisition. Meanwhile, Katrina* shares that DLSU should not provide financial support for a student’s thesis because the University has no formal control over a student’s specific research topic of interest.