by our College Data Analytics TeamHow much of the cost at UIS will the G.I. Bill® cover? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending UIS. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $12,252 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $12,252 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
For public schools, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® covers the full in-state tuition and fees, so eligible veterans typically owe nothing toward tuition at UIS.
Federal data does not indicate that UIS currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. If you need benefits beyond the Post-9/11 cap, ask the schools veteran services office whether any programs participate.
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 UIS falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $1,759 |  |
| Out-of-state | $1,759 | |
On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at UIS.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $12,088 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $1,638/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $13,104 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $1,016 |
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.
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 UIS run about $1,260, leaving about $260 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at UIS.
Roughly 83 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $525,690.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 82 | $520,846 | $6,352 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 46 | $323,968 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 36 | $196,878 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 5 | $8,500 | $1,700 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 0 | $0 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 5 | $8,500 | — |
GI Bill® dollars are paid on the veterans behalf, while DoD Tuition Assistance supports active-duty service members.
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.