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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,218 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,418 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 168 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
JMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 21,594 students enrolled at James Madison University, 842 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 464 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,824. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at James Madison University]](/colleges/james-madison-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 38 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,092 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 171 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
VCU also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Virginia Commonwealth University supports 29,070 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
Full VCU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
UK also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Christopher Newport University is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 31 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
CNU also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 4,868 students enrolled at CNU, 344 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,614. 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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, East Carolina University supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full ECU Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 23 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,453. During this same period, 33 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa, 2,211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Clemson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 26 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. During this same period, 15 students received scholarships through 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 94%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 17 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 14,224 students enrolled at USA, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of South Alabama Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 19,764 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 885 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Radford, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 10,695 students enrolled at Radford, 460 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,142. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Strayer University - Virginia ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 36 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Virginia also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.Of the 4,797 students enrolled at Strayer University - Virginia, 63 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,224. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17.Of the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 UT Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #15, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 154 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 26,949 students enrolled at GaSou, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 406 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,665. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Coastal Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Coastal Carolina University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 10,118 students enrolled at Coastal Carolina University, 684 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,232. On top of their other funding sources, 28 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Coastal Carolina University]](/colleges/coastal-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 28 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 8,899 students enrolled at UA Little Rock were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Northern Kentucky University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
NKU also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 16,211 students enrolled at NKU, 469 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 236 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,158. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NKU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Kentucky University]](/colleges/northern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Georgia landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying information science list, UNG has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 19,793 students enrolled at University of North Georgia, 700 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,929. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNG]](/colleges/university-of-north-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 73 of the 11,447 students enrolled at NSU were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,637. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report
Strayer University - Alabama came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying information science list, Strayer University - Alabama has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 1,738 students enrolled at Strayer University - Alabama, 40 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,052. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Strayer University - Alabama Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #22, South University, Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. South University, Tampa is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 867 students enrolled at South University, Tampa, 108 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,458. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South University, Tampa offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Strayer University - North Carolina ranked #23 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Morrisville, North Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying information science list, Strayer University - North Carolina has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 5,441 students enrolled at Strayer University - North Carolina, 28 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,390. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Strayer University - North Carolina]](/colleges/strayer-university-north-carolina/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #24, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 12 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Georgia, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Strayer University - Georgia supports 7,441 students, and 91 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,520. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Strayer University - Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
College of Charleston came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s ranking. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s information science degrees to qualified students.
C of C also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16.Of the 10,384 students enrolled at College of Charleston, 536 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 299 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,957. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full C of C Veteran Student Life Report
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