University of Washington-Seattle Campus GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to UW Seattle for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$12,643 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$12,643 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
Veteran Benefit Dollars
References

Attend University of Washington-Seattle Campus 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 UW Seattle. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$12,643
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$12,643
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private Tuition Fully Covered for Veterans

Tuition and fees here fall within the annual Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefit, so eligible veterans typically owe nothing toward tuition at UW Seattle.

Yellow Ribbon Program Status Not Reported

There is no record that UW Seattle participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program in the latest federal data. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.

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 UW Seattle falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$65
Out-of-state	$65

Housing Allowance Coverage

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at UW Seattle.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$17,982
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$3,174/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$25,392
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$7,410

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.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; UW Seattle estimates these costs at about $900, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at University of Washington-Seattle Campus

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at UW Seattle.

Approximately 920 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $13,464,436.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	720	$13,139,324	$18,249
GI Bill® — undergraduate	412	$4,517,128	—
GI Bill® — graduate	308	$8,622,196	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	24	$64,824	$2,701
DoD TA — undergraduate	8	$21,991	—
DoD TA — graduate	16	$42,833	—

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.