2023 Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Engineering. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 187 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rhode island vets studying engineering list, Brown has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students received funds 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Brown Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 391 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

URI also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 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 85%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at URI]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

RWU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 95 of the 4,702 students enrolled at Roger Williams University were GI Bill® students, of which 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Roger Williams University 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 Roger Williams University]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)