Will you go to Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla 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.
Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $5,542 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $5,542 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla.
Federal data does not indicate that Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.
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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $646 | |
| Out-of-state | $646 |
On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $8,498 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,900/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $23,200 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $14,702 |
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.
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 Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla run about $2,460, leaving about $1,460 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla.
Roughly 111 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $338,942.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 114 | $400,874 | $3,516 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 103 | $376,604 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 11 | $24,270 | — |
| 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.