by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to WSU for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending WSU. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $6,391 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $6,391 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
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 WSU.
WSU is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.
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 WSU falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $39 |  |
| Out-of-state | $39 | |
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 WSU.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $7,380 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,223/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $17,784 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $10,404 |
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.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a books-and-supplies stipend of up to $1,000 per year. Estimated book and supply costs at WSU run about $1,400, leaving about $400 out of pocket.
Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to WSU.
Roughly 448 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $1,931,392.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 326 | $1,790,084 | $5,491 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 306 | $1,555,945 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 20 | $234,139 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 86 | $222,622 | $2,589 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 64 | $155,625 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 22 | $66,997 | — |
GI Bill® dollars are paid on the veterans behalf, while DoD Tuition Assistance supports active-duty service members.
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.