Bay Path University G.I. Bill® Benefits

Will you go to Bay Path for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$37,227 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$16,992 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans Typically Attend Bay Path University for no More Than $16,992 in Tuition

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Bay Path. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$37,227
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$16,992

Private Tuition Above the Post-9/11 Benefit Cap

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® limits the annual tuition benefit to roughly $20,235, so tuition beyond that is out of pocket (or covered by Yellow Ribbon) at Bay Path.

Bay Path University Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

Bay Path University is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap.

Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.

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

DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at Bay Path compares.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$330
Out-of-state	$330

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at Bay Path.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$3,500
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,436/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$19,488
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$15,988

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,800 in supply costs at Bay Path, leaving about $800 out of pocket.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Bay Path University

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at Bay Path.

In the latest reporting year, about 31 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $369,224.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	22	$286,654	$13,030
GI Bill® — undergraduate	11	$117,575	—
GI Bill® — graduate	11	$169,079	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	2	$2,166	$1,083
DoD TA — undergraduate	2	$2,166	—
DoD TA — graduate	0	$0	—

GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.

Helpful Veteran Links

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.