St. John’s College G.I. Bill® Tuition Assistance

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

• Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
• GI Bill Tuition Coverage
• Yellow Ribbon Participation
• Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
• Living Expense Coverage
• Books & Supplies Coverage
• GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
• References

Veterans Typically Attend St. John’s College for no More Than $18,711 in Tuition

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending St. John’s. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

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 St. John’s.

St. John’s College Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

St. John’s College 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. Roughly 6 students used Yellow Ribbon benefits here in the latest reporting year.

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

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 St. John’s falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$1,158
Out-of-state	$1,158

Monthly Housing Allowance for Veterans

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 St. John’s.

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.

Books & Supplies Coverage

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $410 in supply costs at St. John’s, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at St. John’s College

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at St. John’s.

In the latest reporting year, about 17 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $254,021.

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

Veteran Services & Links

• St. John’s Veteran & Military Services
• Back to St. John’s Net Price
• Continue to St. John’s Value for Your Money
• File a complaint with the VA

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• VA GI Bill® Comparison Tool
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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.