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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,579 and had an average of $23,052 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,965 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 127 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 25 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Out of the 127 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 127 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

U-M also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also took the #6 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 42 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 102 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, CU Anschutz supports 24,723 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU Anschutz offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 46 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also took the #21 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 116 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCSD Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 227 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Boulder supports 37,437 students, and 1,379 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 968 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Boulder does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #10, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 24 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Alabama Veteran Student Life Report

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Iowa State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Iowa State University supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 78 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UMCP Veteran Student Life Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 18 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Florida Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 6,775 students enrolled at Florida Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

University of Miami came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 17,809 students enrolled at University of Miami, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

With a ranking of #18, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgetown is also in the top of our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Among the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #19, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 70 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 18 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Purdue University - Main Campus supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 33 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #22, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #10 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Veteran Student Life Report

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full IU Bloomington Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

With a ranking of #25, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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