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Baptist University of the Americas GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to Baptist University of the Americas for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$7,680 Veteran Tuition & Fees
$7,680 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit
$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

At Baptist University of the Americas, the GI Bill Covers Veteran Tuition in Full

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Baptist University of the Americas. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.

ItemAmount
Veteran tuition & fees$7,680
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit$7,680
Tuition out of pocket$0

Private College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at Baptist University of the Americas.

Yellow Ribbon Program Status Not Reported

Baptist University of the Americas is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.

Per-Credit Fees and the Active-Duty Tuition Assistance Cap

Active-duty service members using DoD Tuition Assistance are capped at $250 per credit hour. The chart below shows whether the per-credit charge at Baptist University of the Americas falls under that cap.

ResidencyPer-credit chargeBelow $250 cap?
In-state$30yes
Out-of-state$30yes

Housing Allowance Coverage

On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at Baptist University of the Americas.

ItemAmount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)$8,530
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)$2,058/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)$16,464
Estimated surplus in your pocket$7,934

At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Baptist University of the Americas estimates these costs at about $600, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Baptist University of the Americas

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Baptist University of the Americas.

Approximately 3 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $20,586.

BenefitRecipientsTotal disbursedAverage / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)3$16,956$5,652
GI Bill® — undergraduate3$16,956
GI Bill® — graduate0$0

These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.

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