2023 Best Optical Enginering Colleges for Veterans

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University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Optical Enginering list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s optical enginering students in 2020-2021.

UDayton 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 197 of the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for 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 91%. 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 University of Dayton Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Optical Enginering. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 20 ’s optical enginering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 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 $14,872. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 University of Rochester Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Optical Enginering list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 83 ’s optical enginering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida, 2,263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. During this same period, 8 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of Central Florida Veteran Student Life Report

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Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, Indiana

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Optical Enginering that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s optical enginering degrees to qualified students.

Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,990 students enrolled at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology, 35 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,655. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report