2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s
24
Ranked Colleges
1,132
Degrees Awarded
$57,324
Avg Salary
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In 2020-2021, 1,472 people earned their degree in agricultural engineering, making the major the 204th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,068 and had an average of $23,086 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,132 agricultural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the agricultural engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 24 Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 93%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 103 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full UW - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 116 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 55 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. During this same period, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Cornell University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 35 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report
Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 125 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maryland - College Park offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full UMCP Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ae list, NC State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Carolina State University supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 28 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #11 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #19 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rutgers University - New Brunswick supports 50,411 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
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With a ranking of #14, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 20 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, OSU supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville also took the #20 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,122 of the 30,559 students enrolled at UT Knoxville were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. During this same period, 8 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UT Knoxville]](/colleges/the-university-of-tennessee/student-life/veterans/)
North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Dakota State University - Main Campus supports 12,846 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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Kansas State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ae list, K -State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 20,854 students enrolled at Kansas State University, 1,099 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kansas State University]](/colleges/kansas-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Nebraska - Lincoln offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNL]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)
Clemson University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14.According to our most recent data, Clemson University supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Georgia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s AE degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #21, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ae list, Oregon State has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report
Michigan State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.
Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Michigan State Veteran Student Life Report
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #9 spot in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 268 of the 22,440 students enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. During this same period, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo]](/colleges/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #24, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s AE degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ae list, NC A&T has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 12,753 students enrolled at NC A&T were GI Bill® students, of which 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,612. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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