2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
77
Ranked Colleges
2,652
Degrees Awarded
$61,553
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,796 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 79th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,652 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 77 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. 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 Brown University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Brown also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Brown University supports 9,948 students, and 98 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. To help with additional expenses, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brown]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 149 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Arizona State University - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 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 86%, 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 Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 77 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 37,437 students enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder, 1,379 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. During this same period, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 University of Colorado Boulder]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-boulder/student-life/veterans/)
Old Dominion University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Old Dominion is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University 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. 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.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. During this same period, 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 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 North Carolina State University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, James Madison University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. JMU is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 21,594 students enrolled at James Madison University, 842 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,824. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. James Madison University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full James Madison University Veteran Student Life Report
East Carolina University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ECU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #10, Massachusetts Maritime Academy did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Maritime is a public institution located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Maritime also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, Maritime supports 1,637 students, and 75 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,796. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 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 87%. 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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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 65 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 25,714 students enrolled at Ohio University - Athens Campus, 726 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,725. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students received scholarships 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 OHIO Athens]](/colleges/ohio-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Grand Valley State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Grand Valley State University supports 23,350 students, and 479 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 198 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Valley State University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Gonzaga University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Gonzaga University is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,276. In addition to receiving other benefits, 73 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Gonzaga]](/colleges/gonzaga-university/student-life/veterans/)
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Mercer University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Mercer University supports 9,006 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,244. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mercer University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. 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 Mercer]](/colleges/mercer-university/student-life/veterans/)
Johns Hopkins University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Johns Hopkins University Veteran Student Life Report
Miami University - Oxford landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school situated in Oxford, Ohio. It awarded 12 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 405 of the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford were GI Bill® students, of which 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,877. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami University - Oxford]](/colleges/miami-university-oxford/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of California - Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #19, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 85 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Calvin supports 3,307 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,224. On top of their other funding sources, 11 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 87%, 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%.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Minnesota State University - Mankato supports 14,761 students, and 331 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 147 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. To help with additional expenses, 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 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report
Texas Christian University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 11,379 students enrolled at Texas Christian University, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. To help with additional expenses, 343 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at TCU]](/colleges/texas-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Of the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology, 164 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,409. To help with additional expenses, 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 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NJIT]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #23, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, McNeese State University supports 7,284 students, and 227 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 112 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,845. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. McNeese State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at McNeese]](/colleges/mcneese-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Rowan University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan University, 423 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,069. 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 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 Rowan Veteran Student Life Report
California State University - Long Beach landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, CSULB supports 40,069 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 310 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSULB does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. 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 CSULB]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)
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