The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Urban Education and Leadership”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Urban Education and Leadership list. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 24 ’s urban education and leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 98 of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown University were GI Bill® students, of which 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,111. To help with additional expenses, 40 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Urban Education and Leadership that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #2 spot on the list. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Providence, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,821 students enrolled at Providence, 25 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,661. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Providence does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Providence]](/colleges/providence-college/student-life/veterans/)
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