by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to Mount St. Joe 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.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Mount St. Joe. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $36,650 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $20,235 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $16,415 |
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 Mount St. Joe.
Through the Yellow Ribbon Program, Mount St. Joseph University and the VA share the cost of tuition above the Post-9/11 cap. Roughly 10 students used Yellow Ribbon benefits here in the latest reporting year.
Available Yellow Ribbon seats and maximum contributions differ by program and degree level — check with the veteran services office for current limits.
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 Mount St. Joe falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $600 |  |
| Out-of-state | $600 | |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at Mount St. Joe.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $9,000 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,277/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $18,216 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $9,216 |
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.
With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,200 in supply costs at Mount St. Joe, leaving about $200 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Mount St. Joe.
Approximately 22 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $325,370.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 18 | $302,687 | $16,816 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 15 | $257,616 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 3 | $45,071 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 0 | $0 | — |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 0 | $0 | — |
| 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.