State University of New York at Cortland GI Bill® Coverage

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

$8,815 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$8,815 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

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

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

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$8,815
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$8,815
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private Tuition Fully Covered for Veterans

Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at SUNY Cortland.

Yellow Ribbon Program Available

State University of New York at Cortland is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap.

Available Yellow Ribbon seats and maximum contributions differ by program and degree level — check with the veteran services office for current limits.

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 Cortland falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$75
Out-of-state	$75

Housing Allowance Falls Short of Living Costs

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at SUNY Cortland.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$15,200
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,770/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$14,160
Estimated shortfall to cover yourself	$1,040

The housing benefit does not fully cover estimated living costs at this school — budget for the gap. 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 Cortland run about $1,200, leaving about $200 out of pocket.

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

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

Approximately 34 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $175,358.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	21	$123,248	$5,869
GI Bill® — undergraduate	18	$107,926	—
GI Bill® — graduate	3	$15,322	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	0	$0	—
DoD TA — undergraduate	0	$0	—
DoD TA — graduate	0	$0	—

These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.

Helpful Veteran 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.