2023 Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s operations research degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. During this same period, 328 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 95%, 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia University in the City of New York]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 54 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying operations research list, Princeton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 7,853 students enrolled at Princeton University, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,256. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 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 Princeton University]](/colleges/princeton-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Operations Research for a Bachelor’s. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s operations research degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying operations research list, SMU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Methodist University supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Methodist University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

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