by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. We have ranked 97 programs that serve veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on 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 reviewed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Leading the list is University of Delaware, our #1 ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. college for veterans. It scores 91.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at University of Delaware
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 90.4 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A rank of #3 makes Ohio State University-Main Campus one of the top ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veteran students. It scores 89.9 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Veteran students seeking a strong ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program will find one at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, which ranked #4. It scores 89.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Rutgers University-New Brunswick came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. Rutgers University-New Brunswick scores 88.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
San Diego State University came in at #6 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 87.8 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for San Diego State University
Stony Brook University came in at #7 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. Stony Brook University scores 87.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for Stony Brook University
California State University-Long Beach ranked #8 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 86.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at California State University-Long Beach
University of Florida ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 86.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at University of Florida
Binghamton University ranked #10 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 85.8 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at Binghamton University
University of Washington-Seattle Campus came in at #11 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. University of Washington-Seattle Campus scores 85.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at University of Washington-Seattle Campus
University of California-Santa Cruz ranked #12 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. University of California-Santa Cruz scores 85.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at University of California-Santa Cruz
University of Maryland-College Park placed #13 among the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. University of Maryland-College Park scores 85.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at University of Maryland-College Park
University of New Mexico-Main Campus came in at #14 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. It scores 85.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
University of California-Santa Barbara placed #15 among the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.5 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for University of California-Santa Barbara
University of Connecticut placed #16 among the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 84.3 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for University of Connecticut
University of Kansas came in at #17 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 84.0 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for University of Kansas
Portland State University ranked #18 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 83.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for Portland State University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranked #19 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 83.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Carolina at Charlotte placed #20 among the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 82.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for University of North Carolina at Charlotte
California State University-Northridge ranked #21 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 82.5 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. program at California State University-Northridge
Georgia State University ranked #22 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 82.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at Georgia State University
University of South Carolina-Columbia ranked #23 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. University of South Carolina-Columbia scores 81.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for University of South Carolina-Columbia
Grand Valley State University came in at #24 for veteran ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 81.5 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. report for Grand Valley State University
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #25 on our 2026 list of the best ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges for veterans. Virginia Commonwealth University scores 81.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. at Virginia Commonwealth University
These ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies. colleges also placed near the top this year:
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies.: 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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