Florida State University GI Bill® Coverage

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

$5,656 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$5,656 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
GI Bill Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Housing Allowance Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Veterans Can Attend Florida State University With Tuition Fully Covered

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$5,656
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$5,656
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Covered in Full by the Post-9/11 GI Bill®

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at Florida State.

Yellow Ribbon Program Participant

Florida State University participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which can cover tuition and fees beyond the Post-9/11 GI Bill® cap through matching funds from the school and the VA. In the most recent year, about 39 students received Yellow Ribbon awards at this school.

Available Yellow Ribbon seats and maximum contributions differ by program and degree level — check with the veteran services office for current limits.

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 Florida State falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$63
Out-of-state	$88

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at Florida State.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$12,660
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,815/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$14,520
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$1,860

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.

Book and Supply Stipend

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a books-and-supplies stipend of up to $1,000 per year. Estimated book and supply costs at Florida State run about $1,000, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at Florida State University

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

Approximately 528 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $2,993,357.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	557	$2,997,586	$5,382
GI Bill® — undergraduate	374	$1,738,281	—
GI Bill® — graduate	183	$1,259,305	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	103	$322,816	$3,134
DoD TA — undergraduate	20	$54,050	—
DoD TA — graduate	83	$268,766	—

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

Veteran Services & 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.