Mount Holyoke College G.I. Bill® Benefits

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

$64,142 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$43,907 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans at Mount Holyoke College Pay About $43,907 Out of Pocket for Tuition

The table below compares the guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit to the cost of attending Mt. Holyoke. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$64,142
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$43,907

Private Tuition Above the Post-9/11 Benefit Cap

Because the Post-9/11 tuition benefit is capped near $20,235 per year, tuition above the cap is the veterans responsibility at Mt. Holyoke.

Mount Holyoke College Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

Mount Holyoke College is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap. Roughly 8 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.

Per-Credit Charges vs. the $250 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 Mt. Holyoke falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$238
Out-of-state	$238

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

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 Mt. Holyoke.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$14,920
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,436/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$19,488
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,568

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.

Book and Supply Stipend

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Mt. Holyoke estimates these costs at about $1,000, so the stipend covers them in full.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Mount Holyoke College

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Mt. Holyoke.

Approximately 12 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $312,343.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	10	$354,992	$35,499
GI Bill® — undergraduate	10	$354,992	—
GI Bill® — graduate	0	$0	—

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.