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2026 Best Colleges for Veterans in the United States

6,766 Colleges
88.2 Avg Top-25 Veterans Score*
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If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking for a college that has your back, you’ve come to the right place. The ranking below was designed to help you find 6766 institutions ranked on how well they support veterans in the United States, using our 2026 methodology.

Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits, academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual evaluated 4964 colleges, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top 25 Best Colleges for Veterans in the United States

Here are the top-ranked colleges for veterans:

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Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the #1 college for veterans in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 92.6 out of 100. Veteran affordability scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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Out of the 4964 colleges in the United States in this year's ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 91.1 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.

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James Madison University earned the #3 place in the United States. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 89.6 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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A rank of #4 makes University of Alabama in Huntsville one of the best colleges for veterans in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 89.5 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.

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Out of the 4964 colleges in the United States in this year's ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot. The school's overall veterans score is 89.3 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.

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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the United States this year. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus scores 89.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0.

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William & Mary came in at #7 in this year's ranking. On our overall veterans measure, it scores 89.2 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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University of Delaware earned the #8 position in the United States. University of Delaware scores 89.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7.

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Rutgers University-New Brunswick placed #9 among the best colleges for veterans in the United States. It scores 88.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.

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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned the #10 position in the United States. It scores 88.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor earned the #11 position in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 88.4 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.

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Webster University came in at #12 in this year's ranking. It scores 88.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 88.2, and veteran resources 66.7.

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The University of Texas at Arlington earned the #13 position in the United States. The University of Texas at Arlington scores 87.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-resources score.

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San Diego State University placed #14 among the best colleges for veterans in the United States. It scores 87.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0.

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse came in at #15 in this year's ranking. It scores 87.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #16 spot in the United States this year. University of Alabama at Birmingham scores 87.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-resources score.

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University of Virginia-Main Campus came in at #17 in this year's ranking. The school's overall veterans score is 87.5 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7.

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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire landed the #18 spot in the United States this year. The school's overall veterans score is 87.3 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7.

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Stony Brook University ranked #19 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. It scores 87.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.

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Ohio State University-Main Campus placed #20 among the best colleges for veterans in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 86.9 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0.

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Clemson University earned the #21 position in the United States. Clemson University scores 86.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7.

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California State University-Long Beach earned the #22 position in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 86.7 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #23 spot in the United States this year. It scores 86.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-resources score.

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University of Florida ranked #24 on our 2026 list of the best colleges for veterans. It scores 86.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0.

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Santa Fe College earned the #25 position in the United States. The school's overall veterans score is 86.3 out of 100. On affordability for veterans it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0.

Rest of the Top 50 Best Colleges for Veterans in the United States

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Rest of the Top 15% Best Colleges for Veterans in the United States

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RankCollegeVeterans Score
51University of Washington-Seattle Campus84.65
52University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee84.65
53California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo84.63
54University of Maryland Global Campus84.57
55Winona State University84.52
56Virginia Commonwealth University84.43
57North Carolina State University at Raleigh84.42
58University of Connecticut84.34
59Eastern Michigan University84.32
60Colorado State University-Fort Collins84.20
61Ohio University-Main Campus84.07
62Hillsborough Community College83.81
63University of Mary Washington83.78
64San Francisco State University83.78
65Miami University-Oxford83.63
RankCollegeVeterans Score
66Portland State University83.58
67Northern Arizona University83.51
68University of Maryland-College Park83.49
69University of Nebraska at Omaha83.46
70University at Buffalo83.36
71Rutgers University-Camden83.32
72Citrus College83.25
73Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College83.11
74Mississippi Valley State University83.03
75Illinois State University83.01
76Collin County Community College District83.01
77Broward College82.92
78Nassau Community College82.91
79Miami Dade College82.79
80Michigan Technological University82.78
81Stillman College82.77
82University of Southern Indiana82.70
83Tallahassee State College82.70
84Hilbert College82.70
85Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus82.67
86University of North Alabama82.65
87Arizona State University Campus Immersion82.58
88University of Michigan-Dearborn82.53
89Texas A&M University-College Station82.53
90Front Range Community College82.49
RankCollegeVeterans Score
91California State University-Northridge82.46
92Florida State University82.43
93The University of Alabama82.38
94Western Governors University82.27
95Ramapo College of New Jersey82.26
96University of Northern Iowa82.23
97Appalachian State University82.20
98University of South Dakota82.17
99Rowan University82.13
100Bellevue University82.13
101Iowa State University82.12
102Southern Connecticut State University82.10
103San Jose State University82.04
104University of Houston82.03
105Georgia State University81.98
106University of Minnesota-Duluth81.93
107Valencia College81.86
108CUNY Bernard M Baruch College81.84
109Southwestern College81.80
110Houston Community College81.75
111Dakota State University81.75
112University of Nevada-Reno81.70
113Colorado State University Global81.67
114Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus81.64
115Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus81.61
RankCollegeVeterans Score
116Wake Technical Community College81.58
117University of South Carolina-Columbia81.57
118Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide81.51
119University of Dayton81.30
120Middle Tennessee State University81.24
121Florida Atlantic University81.22
122Norfolk State University81.19
123Wayne State University81.19
124National University81.13
125Voorhees University81.12
126Minnesota State University-Mankato81.08
127University of Iowa81.08
128University of Colorado Colorado Springs80.97
129SUNY Buffalo State University80.96
130Christopher Newport University80.94
131Columbia Southern University80.94
132The University of Texas at Dallas80.90
133Oakland University80.84
134Minnesota State University Moorhead80.77
135University of Northwestern Ohio80.74
136Seminole State College of Florida80.71
137Belmont University80.68
138West Chester University of Pennsylvania80.66
139California State University-Sacramento80.65
140University of South Florida80.62
RankCollegeVeterans Score
141Fitchburg State University80.61
142Palm Beach State College80.59
143Mississippi State University80.59
144Allen University80.55
145University of Utah80.54
146University of Kentucky80.51
147Connecticut State Community College80.50
148Augusta University80.45
149Gateway Technical College80.44
150Texas Woman’s University80.42
151Millersville University of Pennsylvania80.39
152California State University-Fullerton80.34
153Montana Technological University80.30
154University of Alaska Anchorage80.29
155GateWay Community College80.29
156Golden Gate University80.29
157Sonoma State University80.28
158East Carolina University80.27
159Pima Community College80.23
160Bowling Green State University-Main Campus80.21
161Saint Cloud State University80.19
162University of Illinois Chicago80.19
163Saint Joseph’s University - Philadelphia80.18
164University of Wisconsin-Platteville80.16
165Dallas College80.15
RankCollegeVeterans Score
166Purdue University-Main Campus80.12
167Jacksonville State University80.10
168University of Missouri-St Louis80.07
169Mesa Community College80.06
170University of Arkansas80.06
171Samford University80.05
172University of Nevada-Las Vegas80.04
173New Jersey Institute of Technology80.02
174Eastern Kentucky University79.91
175Austin Community College District79.88
176University of Missouri-Columbia79.87
177Hennepin Technical College79.74
178Eastern Florida State College79.71
179Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto79.65
180The University of Montana79.58
181Park University79.58
182College of San Mateo79.56
183University of Southern Mississippi79.54
184Florida Memorial University79.51
185Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill79.47
186Lake Washington Institute of Technology79.42
187Montgomery College79.40
188Sacred Heart University79.39
189Columbus State Community College79.38
190University of California-Los Angeles79.36
RankCollegeVeterans Score
191American University79.35
192MiraCosta College79.31
193Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania79.31
194Lionel University79.31
195George Washington University79.23
196CUNY Queens College79.22
197University of Connecticut-Stamford79.22
198Weber State University79.18
199Regent University79.18
200SUNY Maritime College79.16
201MyComputerCareer at Columbus79.16
202Columbus Technical College79.10
203Western Oregon University79.08
204Bowie State University79.08
205Rosedale Technical College79.06
206Northeast Wisconsin Technical College79.06
207University of Minnesota-Crookston79.01
208California State University Maritime Academy79.01
209University of Connecticut-Avery Point79.01
210Florida SouthWestern State College79.00
211Honolulu Community College79.00
212University of Kansas79.00
213DeVry University-Virginia78.93
214Georgia College & State University78.90
215Duquesne University78.88
RankCollegeVeterans Score
216Albany State University78.86
217University of North Florida78.85
218Longwood University78.84
219Johnson County Community College78.84
220Plymouth State University78.82
221Michigan State University78.80
222Chaminade University of Honolulu78.78
223Foothill College78.78
224DeVry University-Arizona78.74
225DeVry University-Nevada78.73
226Edgewood College78.73
227Capella University78.71
228Rio Hondo College78.70
229University of California-Irvine78.70
230University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus78.69
231Grand Canyon University78.67
232Central Michigan University78.64
233Central Georgia Technical College78.63
234Molloy University78.62
235Carolina College of Biblical Studies78.59
236South Texas College78.57
237Cypress College78.55
238Daytona State College78.54
239Point Loma Nazarene University78.49
240University of San Diego78.49
RankCollegeVeterans Score
241Community College of Baltimore County78.48
242South University-Virginia Beach78.44
243Fresno City College78.44
244University of Oregon78.43
245Central Connecticut State University78.40
246University of Wyoming78.40
247Niagara University78.32
248Morgan State University78.31
249Ogeechee Technical College78.31
250Anne Arundel Community College78.30
251Villanova University78.28
252Southeastern Louisiana University78.26
253Tarrant County College District78.22
254Northern Kentucky University78.22
255Bridgewater State University78.21
256University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus78.21
257Alamance Community College78.20
258California State Polytechnic University-Pomona78.16
259George Mason University78.15
260Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs78.12
261Indiana University-Indianapolis78.12
262Radford University78.11
263California State University-San Marcos78.08
264Louisiana Tech University78.07
265University of Virginia’s College at Wise78.05
RankCollegeVeterans Score
266North Carolina Central University78.02
267Northwest Vista College78.02
268SUNY College at Potsdam78.00
269University of Wisconsin-River Falls77.99
270Lee College77.96
271University of Arizona77.96
272Clover Park Technical College77.95
273CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice77.94
274Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg77.90
275MyComputerCareer at Raleigh77.89
276Mitchell Technical College77.88
277SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry77.87
278Santa Monica College77.86
279Utah State University77.85
280Athens Technical College77.85
281University of Baltimore77.85
282Community College of Denver77.84
283Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology77.80
284Gonzaga University77.79
285Oxnard College77.78
286Pacific Lutheran University77.77
287Goodwin University77.76
288Miles College77.76
289University of Vermont77.73
290Grossmont College77.73
RankCollegeVeterans Score
291Winston-Salem State University77.71
292University of Maryland-Baltimore County77.68
293Massachusetts Institute of Technology77.66
294Westfield State University77.64
295University of Central Arkansas77.64
296Winthrop University77.61
297City University of Seattle77.60
298The College of New Jersey77.60
299Purdue University Global77.58
300Marquette University77.56
301Towson University77.54
302Arizona Western College77.50
303University of Wisconsin-Stout77.50
304University of North Carolina at Greensboro77.48
305Cleveland State University77.48
306Carroll University77.46
307Hampton University77.45
308Indian River State College77.42
309University of South Carolina Aiken77.41
310Bryan University77.33
311University of California-Davis77.33
312Eastern Illinois University77.26
313Maine Maritime Academy77.23
314University of West Florida77.22
315University of Missouri-Kansas City77.22
RankCollegeVeterans Score
316Boston College77.20
317State University of New York at Cortland77.20
318Sam Houston State University77.20
319Community College of Allegheny County77.20
320Indiana University-Bloomington77.19
321Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington77.19
322Oklahoma City Community College77.15
323Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona77.15
324Kean University77.11
325University of Louisville77.11
326American College of Healthcare Sciences77.08
327Herzing University-Madison77.08
328University of North Dakota77.07
329Carnegie Mellon University77.07
330Fox Valley Technical College77.07
331Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks77.05
332Central Washington University77.03
333American Public University System77.02
334Central Texas College76.99
335Benedictine University76.95
336Cayuga County Community College76.94
337California State University-San Bernardino76.94
338Normandale Community College76.90
339College of Lake County76.89
340Louisiana State University-Shreveport76.85
RankCollegeVeterans Score
341University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point76.81
342University of Nebraska at Kearney76.79
343The University of Texas at Austin76.77
344Azusa Pacific University76.77
345Red Rocks Community College76.72
346Shelton State Community College76.71
347Liberty University76.69
348St. John Fisher University76.68
349SUNY Morrisville76.68
350University of Wisconsin-Madison76.63
351Wentworth Institute of Technology76.60
352Moorpark College76.60
353Santa Barbara City College76.58
354Allan Hancock College76.55
355University of West Georgia76.54
356Washington State University76.52
357Academy of Art University76.52
358Savannah Technical College76.48
359University of Rhode Island76.48
360Sullivan University76.48
361Arkansas State University76.46
362Montclair State University76.42
363Columbia Basin College76.41
364Shepherd University76.41
365The Chicago School at Los Angeles76.39
RankCollegeVeterans Score
366Temple University76.37
367Salem State University76.36
368Robert Morris University76.36
369Wiregrass Georgia Technical College76.34
370Washington University in St Louis76.34
371Eastern Connecticut State University76.33
372Pennsylvania State University-World Campus76.32
373Howard Community College76.31
374Southern Crescent Technical College76.29
375St Petersburg College76.26
376Texas A & M International University76.25
377Iowa Western Community College76.22
378William Rainey Harper College76.21
379Madonna University76.18
380Golden West College76.17
381Northwood Technical College76.15
382Crafton Hills College76.14
383Oregon State University76.11
384Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania76.11
385Oregon Institute of Technology76.10
386Tri-County Technical College76.09
387Santiago Canyon College76.06
388Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott76.05
389Pikes Peak State College76.03
390Lone Star College System76.03
RankCollegeVeterans Score
391Pueblo Community College76.01
392College of Saint Mary76.01
393Bismarck State College75.98
394Loyola Marymount University75.96
395Ivy Tech Community College75.96
396Hofstra University75.96
397Viterbo University75.94
398Community College of Rhode Island75.93
399Jackson State Community College75.93
400San Joaquin Delta College75.90
401St Cloud Technical and Community College75.88
402Gwinnett Technical College75.88
403Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy75.87
404Black Hills State University75.86
405McLennan Community College75.84
406Phoenix College75.81
407Angelo State University75.81
408University of New Hampshire-Main Campus75.80
409Cornell University75.78
410Grand Valley State University75.75
411CUNY Brooklyn College75.72
412Saginaw Valley State University75.71
413Monmouth University75.70
414University of Hawaii at Manoa75.69
415Ball State University75.62
RankCollegeVeterans Score
416Waukesha County Technical College75.62
417Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango75.61
418University of South Alabama75.61
419Concordia University-Irvine75.61
420Frederick Community College75.59
421University of California-San Diego75.58
422Coastal Carolina University75.58
423University of New Haven75.56
424Milwaukee Area Technical College75.55
425Pensacola State College75.54
426Southwestern Illinois College75.53
427Southeast Technical College75.52
428Moravian University75.51
429Arkansas Tech University75.51
430Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College75.50
431Fayetteville Technical Community College75.49
432Georgia State University-Perimeter College75.49
433Cecil College75.49
434William Paterson University of New Jersey75.48
435Des Moines Area Community College75.48
436Tarleton State University75.44
437University of the Cumberlands75.42
438College of Central Florida75.41
439University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign75.39
440Tiffin University75.39
RankCollegeVeterans Score
441Colorado School of Trades75.37
442Xavier University75.34
443Lewis-Clark State College75.33
444Southern Regional Technical College75.33
445Washburn University75.33
446University of Chicago75.31
447South University-Tampa75.29
448Mt San Antonio College75.26
449Youngstown State University75.26
450Gadsden State Community College75.21
451SUNY Westchester Community College75.15
452West Coast University-Orange County75.15
453Tennessee Technological University75.14
454Stanford University75.13
455University of Idaho75.09
456University of South Carolina-Upstate75.09
457Glendale Community College75.08
458Delaware Technical Community College-Terry75.06
459Mount Marty University75.06
460Suffolk University75.03
461The University of Texas at San Antonio75.03
462Louisiana State University-Alexandria75.03
463Lurleen B Wallace Community College75.02
464Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania75.02
465Maryville University of Saint Louis75.02
RankCollegeVeterans Score
466Missouri State University-Springfield75.00
467Herzing University-Birmingham75.00
468Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte74.99
469University of Central Missouri74.98
470Western Technical College74.98
471Morehead State University74.97
472Oklahoma City University74.95
473University of Wisconsin-Superior74.95
474Lake Area Technical College74.95
475Lansing Community College74.94
476Creighton University74.94
477Pennsylvania College of Technology74.94
478Sampson Community College74.93
479Minneapolis Community and Technical College74.92
480North Central Institute74.92
481Solano Community College74.90
482Dakota County Technical College74.89
483The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley74.89
484Endicott College74.88
485Daemen University74.85
486Inver Hills Community College74.84
487DeVry College of New York74.84
488University of Massachusetts Global74.84
489Concordia College at Moorhead74.82
490York College of Pennsylvania74.82
RankCollegeVeterans Score
491Marist University74.82
492Trevecca Nazarene University74.82
493North Idaho College74.81
494Macomb Community College74.79
495University of Miami74.79
496Waubonsee Community College74.78
497St Charles Community College74.77
498East Texas A&M University74.76
499Middlesex College74.74
500Wright State University-Main Campus74.73
501Mayfield College74.73
502Southeastern University74.72
503Lander University74.71
504University of Houston-Downtown74.70
505Central Lakes College-Brainerd74.68
506Madison Area Technical College74.68
507South Dakota State University74.67
508Eastern Oregon University74.66
509Century College74.65
510Prince George’s Community College74.65
511Aurora University74.65
512Modesto Junior College74.64
513St Bonaventure University74.64
514Northwest Missouri State University74.64
515Southwest Minnesota State University74.63
RankCollegeVeterans Score
516EHOVE Career Center74.62
517Bellarmine University74.61
518San Antonio College74.60
519La Roche University74.58
520Herzing University-Akron74.56
521Biola University74.56
522Greenville Technical College74.55
523University of Providence74.54
524San Diego Global Knowledge University74.54
525Central Piedmont Community College74.53
526Shenandoah University74.52
527Norwich University74.50
528Green River College74.49
529Alverno College74.49
530The Catholic University of America74.47
531Bunker Hill Community College74.44
532Idaho State University74.44
533Bellevue College74.43
534Chandler-Gilbert Community College74.43
535DSDT74.43
536Florida Institute of Technology74.42
537Anoka-Ramsey Community College74.40
538Virginia Highlands Community College74.40
539University of Denver74.38
540University of North Carolina at Charlotte74.38
RankCollegeVeterans Score
541Oklahoma State University-Main Campus74.38
542University of Notre Dame74.38
543University of Massachusetts-Amherst74.37
544Northern New Mexico College74.36
545Alliant International University-San Diego74.35
546Ventura College74.32
547DeSales University74.30
548Quinnipiac University74.29
549Metropolitan Community College Area74.29
550University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus74.29
551Northcentral Technical College74.28
552Guilford Technical Community College74.26
553Brigham Young University74.25
554Salisbury University74.25
555Mercer University74.25
556Georgetown University74.24
557Framingham State University74.24
558The University of Montana-Western74.21
559Kirkwood Community College74.21
560Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach74.20
561Kent State University at Stark74.20
562Blackhawk Technical College74.19
563CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College74.18
564Eastern Washington University74.15
565Berkeley College-New York74.11
RankCollegeVeterans Score
566Bethel University74.08
567North Shore Community College74.07
568University of Northern Colorado74.05
569Manhattan University74.04
570California Miramar University74.02
571United States Sports University74.02
572Lindenwood University74.02
573Brown University74.01
574Montana State University73.99
575Advanced Technology Institute73.98
576Hamline University73.97
577Anna Maria College73.97
578North Central College73.97
579SUNY College of Technology at Delhi73.96
580College of Charleston73.95
581Worcester State University73.94
582University of North Carolina Wilmington73.94
583Massachusetts Maritime Academy73.92
584Pierce College District73.90
585Western Kentucky University73.90
586Central New Mexico Community College73.85
587Dunwoody College of Technology73.82
588College of Southern Maryland73.82
589Delaware State University73.81
590John Brown University73.81
RankCollegeVeterans Score
591Catawba Valley Community College73.80
592Los Angeles City College73.80
593Allen College73.80
594Richmond Community College73.79
595Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe73.78
596Scottsdale Community College73.77
597South College73.76
598University of Redlands73.75
599Bergen Community College73.74
600Davis Technical College73.73
601Florida International University73.72
602United States University73.72
603Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology73.70
604Georgia Northwestern Technical College73.70
605Savannah State University73.69
606Syracuse University73.67
607Pace University73.65
608Mohave Community College73.64
609Lawson State Community College73.63
610Johns Hopkins University73.62
611Colorado State University Pueblo73.61
612Southern Utah University73.61
613Indiana University-Southeast73.61
614Bristol Community College73.59
615SUNY College of Technology at Alfred73.59
RankCollegeVeterans Score
616Seattle University73.58
617Westminster College73.58
618University of Massachusetts-Boston73.57
619California State University-Fresno73.57
620Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale73.56
621National Louis University73.55
622Raritan Valley Community College73.55
623Texas Christian University73.54
624Chattanooga State Community College73.54
625Upper Iowa University73.52
626Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico73.46
627Chamberlain University-Missouri73.45
628Concorde Career Institute-Tampa73.44
629Ocean County College73.39
630Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York73.39
631University of California-Berkeley73.39
632Vincennes University73.38
633Fordham University73.37
634Old Dominion University73.36
635CUNY Hunter College73.34
636Otterbein University73.33
637McKendree University73.31
638Georgia Military College73.31
639Rasmussen University-Florida73.29
640Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology73.29
RankCollegeVeterans Score
641Thomas Edison State University73.28
642University of North Carolina School of the Arts73.26
643Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University73.24
644DeVry University-New Jersey73.22
645Maryville College73.22
646Huston-Tillotson University73.20
647Metropolitan State University of Denver73.18
648University of Scranton73.15
649Southern Nazarene University73.13
650Clark State College73.10
651Harrisburg Area Community College73.09
652College of DuPage73.08
653Community College of Philadelphia73.08
654The Fab School73.07
655Bluegrass Community and Technical College73.06
656Emporia State University73.03
657Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach73.02
658Chattahoochee Technical College73.02
659Chabot College73.00
660Bakersfield College72.98
661Murray State University72.98
662Herzing University-Atlanta72.97
663Ranken Technical College72.97
664University of North Texas72.96
665The University of Tennessee-Knoxville72.96
RankCollegeVeterans Score
666Southern California University of Health Sciences72.94
667State Technical College of Missouri72.92
668Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology72.91
669University of Advancing Technology72.90
670Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake72.90
671Virginia Military Institute72.89
672Southern Illinois University Edwardsville72.89
673California Lutheran University72.89
674Yale University72.88
675Ohio Business College-Sheffield72.88
676Arizona College of Nursing-Aurora72.88
677Northwest Technical College72.87
678Mitchell Community College72.85
679Kent State University at East Liverpool72.85
680Columbia College72.84
681Cuyahoga Community College District72.82
682Frostburg State University72.78
683Lincoln Memorial University72.78
684Whitworth University72.77
685Rio Salado College72.77
686Great Basin College72.75
687Western Illinois University72.73
688Western Washington University72.71
689Lehigh Carbon Community College72.71
690North Hennepin Community College72.69
RankCollegeVeterans Score
691Southern Oregon University72.68
692San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia72.66
693Baltimore City Community College72.66
694California State University-Los Angeles72.65
695North Dakota State University-Main Campus72.64
696Our Lady of the Lake University72.64
697Shoreline Community College72.61
698Arizona College - Mesa72.59
699California State University-East Bay72.59
700Princeton University72.58
701University of Mary72.55
702Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois72.55
703Irvine Valley College72.55
704University of Louisiana at Monroe72.55
705Minnesota North College72.54
706East Los Angeles College72.53
707Davenport University72.52
708Mercy University72.52
709Butte College72.46
710Cincinnati State Technical and Community College72.45
711Mercy College of Health Sciences72.44
712Providence College72.43
713Maharishi International University72.40
714Washtenaw Community College72.38
715University of New Hampshire at Manchester72.38
RankCollegeVeterans Score
716Canisius University72.37
717Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown72.35
718The University of Texas at El Paso72.34
719Great Falls College Montana State University72.34
720University of Alaska Fairbanks72.34
721University of Toledo72.34
722St Philip’s College72.33
723Fashion Institute of Technology72.33
724Riverside City College72.32
725The Chicago School at Chicago72.31
726Southeast Community College Area72.29
727Pittsburg State University72.28
728Bishop State Community College72.27
729Ashland University72.26
730Franciscan University of Steubenville72.26
731Renton Technical College72.21
732Victor Valley College72.20
733Capitol Technology University72.20
734Palo Alto University72.19
735Rasmussen University-Illinois72.17
736Houston Christian University72.16
737Charleston Southern University72.16
738Marion Technical College72.15
739Jones Technical Institute72.15
740Le Moyne-Owen College72.14
RankCollegeVeterans Score
741University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh72.14
742CUNY Kingsborough Community College72.11
743Harding University72.11
744Valley City State University72.08
745American InterContinental University System72.08

Honorable Mentions

These colleges also rank near the top for veterans this year:

RankCollegeVeterans Score
746Keene State College72.06
747Parker University72.06
748Houghton University72.04
749Owens Community College72.03
750Baker University72.03
751Gulf Coast State College71.99
752University of St Thomas71.98
753Eastern Iowa Community College District71.96
754Ridgewater College71.95
755Saint Xavier University71.94
756South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary71.94
757Estrella Mountain Community College71.93
758Southern Methodist University71.92
759Florida Gulf Coast University71.92
760CUNY City College71.92
RankCollegeVeterans Score
761Southwest Baptist University71.90
762Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College71.89
763Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University71.87
764Clary Sage College71.87
765Truckee Meadows Community College71.86
766University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth71.84
767University of Central Oklahoma71.82
768Delta College71.81
769Mount Aloysius College71.81
770Wilkes University71.79
771Lake Technical College71.79
772Truman State University71.79
773Campbellsville University71.79
774Weatherford College71.78
775Rochester Institute of Technology71.78
776Drexel University71.78
777University of Phoenix-Arizona71.77
778Herzing University-Orlando71.76
779University of Montevallo71.75
780Southwest Wisconsin Technical College71.75
RankCollegeVeterans Score
781California State University-Channel Islands71.72
782Northland Community and Technical College71.70
783College of Staten Island CUNY71.70
784California Baptist University71.70
785Vanguard University of Southern California71.69
786Santa Ana College71.69
787Rider University71.68
788California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt71.68
789University of Detroit Mercy71.65
790University of Memphis71.63
791California State University-Dominguez Hills71.63
792University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus71.62
793Anderson University71.60
794West Valley College71.58
795John Carroll University71.57
796Walden University71.55
797Hawkeye Community College71.53
798University of Louisiana at Lafayette71.50
799Grace Christian University71.49
800Westcliff University71.49
RankCollegeVeterans Score
801Lipscomb University71.47
802Ohio Business College-Sandusky71.46
803Milwaukee School of Engineering71.46
804Concorde Career College-Aurora71.45
805SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill71.45
806Fayetteville State University71.44
807Concorde Career College-Portland71.43
808Boston University71.41
809North Carolina A & T State University71.40
810University of Akron Wayne College71.40
811Georgia Southern University71.40
812Southeastern College-Columbia71.40
813Virginia Wesleyan University71.39
814San Diego Miramar College71.38
815Santa Rosa Junior College71.38
816Harvard University71.38
817South University-West Palm Beach71.37
818Kankakee Community College71.37
819The College of Saint Scholastica71.35
820Lakeshore Technical College71.34
RankCollegeVeterans Score
821South University-Richmond71.33
822New Mexico State University-Main Campus71.33
823Austin Peay State University71.33
824Ohio University-Lancaster Campus71.31
825Midlands Technical College71.30
826Point Park University71.29
827Saint Louis Community College71.29
828Carson-Newman University71.25
829Excelsior University71.24
830Centura College-Chesapeake71.24
831Lake Superior College71.23
832Rochester Community and Technical College71.19
833West Coast University-Texas71.17
834Sinclair Community College71.17
835Southern Union State Community College71.13
836Cuyamaca College71.13
837Herzing University-Kenosha71.12
838Cleveland University-Kansas City71.12
839Emory & Henry University71.10
840University of Wisconsin-Green Bay71.10
RankCollegeVeterans Score
841UEI College-Riverside71.10
842Blue Ridge Community and Technical College71.08
843Ohio University-Zanesville Campus71.07
844CUNY Queensborough Community College71.06
845Le Moyne College71.06
846Patrick & Henry Community College71.05
847Auburn University71.05
848University of North Carolina at Pembroke71.04
849SUNY at Purchase College71.04
850West Virginia University71.04
851Dallas Baptist University71.03
852Stockton University71.02
853Lorain County Community College71.01
854SUNY at Fredonia70.99
855Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine70.99
856Kansas State University70.98
857Herzing University-Minneapolis70.97
858California State University-Stanislaus70.97
859Arapahoe Community College70.96
860Waynesburg University70.96
RankCollegeVeterans Score
861City College of San Francisco70.96
862ECPI University70.94
863Riverside College of Health Careers70.93
864Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston70.93
865Saint Louis University70.93
866Pacific Union College70.92
867The University of Texas at Tyler70.91
868Washington University of Science and Technology70.90
869University of Southern California70.89
870Surry Community College70.89
871Jacksonville University70.87
872University of Mississippi70.86
873Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City70.86
874University of Pittsburgh-Bradford70.85
875Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas70.83
876Northern Illinois University70.82
877Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas70.82
878Oral Roberts University70.81
879Fairmont State University70.79
880Middlesex Community College70.79
RankCollegeVeterans Score
881The Master’s University and Seminary70.78
882Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville70.77
883South University-Montgomery70.76
884Elgin Community College70.75
885University of Rochester70.74
886Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi70.74
887SUNY Oneonta70.73
888Empire State University70.73
889University of Hawaii-West Oahu70.72
890Utah Tech University70.69
891Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix70.69
892Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton70.68
893Jackson State University70.67
894Mission College70.66
895Roosevelt University70.65
896Nova Southeastern University70.65
897Alexandria Technical & Community College70.64
898Northeast Community College70.64
899Northern Michigan University70.63
900Marian University70.62
RankCollegeVeterans Score
901Folsom Lake College70.61
902Georgia Gwinnett College70.61
903Herzing University-Brookfield70.60
904University of Massachusetts-Lowell70.60
905Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa70.60
906Oconee Fall Line Technical College70.60
907Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College70.58
908Manna University70.55
909Sessions College for Professional Design70.55
910Springfield Technical Community College70.54
911University of Michigan-Flint70.54
912City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College70.54
913Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science70.53
914Henry Ford College70.51
915Taylor College70.51
916George C Wallace Community College-Dothan70.51
917Quinsigamond Community College70.50
918State University of New York at New Paltz70.49
919Texas State University70.48
920Moraine Valley Community College70.48
RankCollegeVeterans Score
921Moraine Park Technical College70.48
922Clark College70.47
923City Vision University70.46
924Ohio State University-Newark Campus70.45
925University of North Georgia70.41
926Ohio University-Eastern Campus70.40
927University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff70.37
928Thomas University70.35
929Randolph Community College70.34
930Columbus State University70.33
931Del Mar College70.33
932Oakwood University70.28
933Felician University70.26
934Hinds Community College70.26
935Grayson College70.26
936Stevenson University70.25
937Lincoln Land Community College70.24
938Volunteer State Community College70.23
939University of North Carolina Asheville70.22
940Marshall University70.21
RankCollegeVeterans Score
941Tacoma Community College70.20
942The University of Olivet70.18
943Ohio Northern University70.17
944Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly70.16
945Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny70.16
946Stark State College70.15
947Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas70.12
948Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North70.12
949College of the Ozarks70.12
950Texas Lutheran University70.11
951New Mexico State University-Alamogordo70.11
952Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington70.09
953California State University-Bakersfield70.09
954Cameron University70.08
955Luther Rice College & Seminary70.07
956Rogue Community College70.07
957Western Iowa Tech Community College70.06
958Columbia International University70.06
959Chesapeake College70.04
960Philander Smith University70.02
RankCollegeVeterans Score
961Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre70.01
962Tuskegee University70.01
963Valdosta State University69.98
964Bemidji State University69.96
965University of Alaska Southeast69.96
966Bossier Parish Community College69.96
967Spoon River College69.94
968South University-Savannah69.94
969Southeastern Technical College69.93
970Wilmington University69.92
971Methodist University69.91
972San Juan College69.90
973New York University69.89
974Coastal Pines Technical College69.89
975Sauk Valley Community College69.88
976Southern California Seminary69.88
977Tennessee State University69.87
978Rice University69.86
979Unity Environmental University69.86
980Georgia Highlands College69.84
RankCollegeVeterans Score
981Kent State University at Kent69.84
982Southern New Hampshire University69.83
983Oklahoma Christian University69.83
984Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa69.83
985San Diego Mesa College69.81
986Rasmussen University-Wisconsin69.80
987Enterprise State Community College69.80
988Northland Pioneer College69.80
989University of Wisconsin-Parkside69.77
990Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus69.76
991Grand View University69.76
992Seattle Central College69.75
993Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute69.75

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.

This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits, academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.

These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.

References

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