by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to Claflin for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Claflin. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $17,046 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $17,046 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at Claflin.
Claflin University is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap.
The exact number of seats and the maximum contribution vary by degree level and program, so confirm the current limits with the schools veteran services office.
DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at Claflin compares.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $166 |  |
| Out-of-state | $166 | |
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 Claflin.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $11,500 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $1,464/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $11,712 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $212 |
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.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Claflin estimates these costs at about $1,900, leaving about $900 out of pocket.
Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to Claflin.
In the latest reporting year, about 25 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $224,589.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 25 | $206,382 | $8,255 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 23 | $188,804 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 2 | $17,578 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 2 | $8,750 | $4,375 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 2 | $8,750 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 0 | $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.