State University of New York at New Paltz G.I. Bill® Benefits

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

$8,524 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$8,524 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Attend State University of New York at New Paltz as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$8,524
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$8,524
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Public College Tuition Covered in Full by the Post-9/11 GI Bill®

At public institutions the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays in-state tuition and fees in full, meaning most eligible veterans pay no tuition at SUNY New Paltz.

Yellow Ribbon Program Status Not Reported

SUNY New Paltz is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.

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 SUNY New Paltz falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$62
Out-of-state	$62

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 SUNY New Paltz.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$15,896
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,511/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$20,088
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,192

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.

Books & Supplies Coverage

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a books-and-supplies stipend of up to $1,000 per year. Estimated book and supply costs at SUNY New Paltz run about $1,240, leaving about $240 out of pocket.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at State University of New York at New Paltz

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

In the latest reporting year, about 49 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $259,135.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	38	$234,907	$6,182
GI Bill® — undergraduate	35	$223,950	—
GI Bill® — graduate	3	$10,957	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	2	$1,750	$875
DoD TA — undergraduate	1	$1,000	—
DoD TA — graduate	1	$750	—

GI Bill® dollars are paid on the veterans behalf, while DoD Tuition Assistance supports active-duty service members.

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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.