You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate list. Gonzaga University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spokane, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gonzaga, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.According to our most recent data, Gonzaga supports 7,295 students, and 270 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 231 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,276. To help with additional expenses, 73 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Gonzaga]](/colleges/gonzaga-university/student-life/veterans/)