University of Wisconsin-Stout G.I. Bill® Tuition Assistance

How much of the cost at UW - Stout will the G.I. Bill® cover? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$10,142 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$10,142 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
GI Bill Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Veterans Can Attend University of Wisconsin-Stout With Tuition Fully Covered

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending UW - Stout. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$10,142
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$10,142
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Covered in Full by the Post-9/11 GI Bill®

Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at UW - Stout.

University of Wisconsin-Stout Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

University of Wisconsin-Stout participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which can cover tuition and fees beyond the Post-9/11 GI Bill® cap through matching funds from the school and the VA.

Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.

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 - Stout falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$56
Out-of-state	$56

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at UW - Stout.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$8,563
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,644/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$13,152
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,589

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. 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; UW - Stout estimates these costs at about $488, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at University of Wisconsin-Stout

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

In the latest reporting year, about 127 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $806,700.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	127	$886,823	$6,983
GI Bill® — undergraduate	108	$772,672	—
GI Bill® — graduate	19	$114,151	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	22	$80,790	$3,672
DoD TA — undergraduate	19	$73,540	—
DoD TA — graduate	3	$7,250	—

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

Veteran Services & Links

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.