Shorter University GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to Shorter for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$24,044 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$3,809 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Housing Allowance Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans at Shorter University Pay About $3,809 Out of Pocket for Tuition

Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at Shorter. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$24,044
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$3,809

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 Shorter.

Shorter University Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

Shorter 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.

Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.

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 Shorter falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$10
Out-of-state	$10

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at Shorter.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$10,450
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,818/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$14,544
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,094

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.

Book and Supply Stipend

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,200 in supply costs at Shorter, leaving about $200 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Shorter University

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

In the latest reporting year, about 16 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $192,913.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	18	$209,253	$11,625
GI Bill® — undergraduate	12	$180,398	—
GI Bill® — graduate	6	$28,855	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	0	$0	—
DoD TA — undergraduate	0	$0	—
DoD TA — 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.