University of Kentucky G.I. Bill® Benefits

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

$13,212 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$13,212 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

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

Attend University of Kentucky 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 UK. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$13,212
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$13,212
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at UK.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Could Not Be Determined

Federal data does not indicate that UK 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.

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 UK falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$48
Out-of-state	$48

Housing Allowance Falls Short of Living Costs

On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at UK.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$15,242
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,878/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$15,024
Estimated shortfall to cover yourself	$218

Expect to make up the shortfall between the housing benefit and actual living costs. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.

Books & Supplies Coverage

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

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at University of Kentucky

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

Roughly 4 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $67,047.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	563	$6,148,231	$10,920
GI Bill® — undergraduate	391	$4,226,698	—
GI Bill® — graduate	172	$1,921,533	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	32	$78,750	$2,461
DoD TA — undergraduate	12	$27,750	—
DoD TA — graduate	20	$51,000	—

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