You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Learning Sciences list. WGU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,228 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WGU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU, 8,828 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. WGU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Governors University]](/colleges/western-governors-university/student-life/veterans/)