by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to UNOMAHA for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.
Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at UNOMAHA. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $8,370 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $8,370 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at UNOMAHA.
University of Nebraska at Omaha is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap. In the most recent year, about 101 students received Yellow Ribbon awards at this school.
The exact number of seats and the maximum contribution vary by degree level and program, so confirm the current limits with the schools veteran services office.
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 UNOMAHA falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $1,960 |  |
| Out-of-state | $1,960 | |
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 UNOMAHA.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $11,998 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,055/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $16,440 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $4,442 |
At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; UNOMAHA estimates these costs at about $1,120, leaving about $120 out of pocket.
These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at UNOMAHA.
Roughly 441 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $2,974,829.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 408 | $2,756,412 | $6,756 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 369 | $2,570,822 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 39 | $185,590 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 210 | $618,336 | $2,944 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 203 | $601,082 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 7 | $17,254 | — |
These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.
References
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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.