Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Lay Ministry that were part of this year’s ranking, Meadville Lombard Theological School landed the #1 spot on the list. Meadville Lombard Theological School is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 ’s lay ministry degrees in 2020-2021.
Meadville Lombard Theological School also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 83 students enrolled at Meadville Lombard Theological School, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,316. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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