by our College Data Analytics TeamWondering what the G.I. Bill® actually covers at McNeese? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending McNeese. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $8,460 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $8,460 |
| 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 McNeese.
There is no record that McNeese participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program in the latest federal data. 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 McNeese falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $1,563 |  |
| Out-of-state | $1,563 | |
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 McNeese.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $11,337 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $1,434/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $11,472 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $135 |
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.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; McNeese estimates these costs at about $1,300, leaving about $300 out of pocket.
Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to McNeese.
Roughly 66 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $395,647.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 53 | $360,641 | $6,805 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 45 | $317,029 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 8 | $43,612 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 4 | $7,000 | $1,750 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 3 | $6,250 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 1 | $750 | — |
GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.
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.