by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 3 colleges that stand out for veteran science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students, using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked science, technology, engineering, and mathematics colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of Kentucky, our #1 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics college for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.8 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at University of Kentucky
Central Washington University is a great choice for veterans pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, landing the #2 spot this year. The school's overall veterans score is 77.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program at Central Washington University
A rank of #3 makes Wayland Baptist University one of the top science, technology, engineering, and mathematics colleges for veteran students. It scores 64.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 33.3. More about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics program at Wayland Baptist University
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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