2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 11 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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 88%.

Full Iowa Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 students qualified for 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNL]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

SLU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 12,229 students enrolled at SLU, 5 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Louis University]](/colleges/saint-louis-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 7 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 31,089 students enrolled at Mizzou were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Mizzou Veteran Student Life Report

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 36 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying engineering list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,814. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State Mankato does offer 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

With a ranking of #6, South Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

South Dakota State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Dakota State 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%.

Full South Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report