Northwestern University G.I. Bill® Benefits

How much of the cost at Northwestern will the G.I. Bill® cover? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$65,997 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$45,762 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans at Northwestern University Pay About $45,762 Out of Pocket for Tuition

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$65,997
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$45,762

Private Tuition Above the Post-9/11 Benefit Cap

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® caps the annual tuition benefit (about $20,235), so the tuition above that is a gap veterans must cover through Yellow Ribbon, savings, or other aid at Northwestern.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

There is no record that Northwestern participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program in the latest federal data. Check directly with the school, since participation can change year to year.

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 Northwestern falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$66
Out-of-state	$66

Book and Supply Stipend

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Northwestern estimates these costs at about $1,686, leaving about $686 out of pocket.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Northwestern University

Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to Northwestern.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	167	$5,478,564	$32,806
GI Bill® — undergraduate	55	$2,032,586	—
GI Bill® — graduate	112	$3,445,978	—

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

More Veteran Resources

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.