University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign GI Bill® Coverage

Wondering what the G.I. Bill® actually covers at UIUC? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$16,004 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$16,004 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Attend University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at UIUC. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$16,004
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$16,004
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Public College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

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 UIUC.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

Federal data does not indicate that UIUC currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. 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 UIUC falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$1,715
Out-of-state	$2,049

Your Living Expenses Are Only Partially 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 UIUC.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$13,938
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,530/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$12,240
Estimated shortfall to cover yourself	$1,698

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

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; UIUC estimates these costs at about $1,200, leaving about $200 out of pocket.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	232	$2,713,464	$11,696
GI Bill® — undergraduate	127	$1,625,019	—
GI Bill® — graduate	105	$1,088,445	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	38	$94,737	$2,493
DoD TA — undergraduate	4	$15,500	—
DoD TA — graduate	34	$79,237	—

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

More Veteran Resources

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.