2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Classical Languages for a Bachelor’s

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Classical Languages for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. 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 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus]](/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Classical Languages for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #2 spot on the list. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 10 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Villanova supports 11,032 students, and 997 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 824 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Villanova]](/colleges/villanova-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucknell University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Classical Languages for a Bachelor’s. Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bucknell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 3,726 students enrolled at Bucknell University, 31 are 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 $23,865. On top of their other funding sources, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bucknell University]](/colleges/bucknell-university/student-life/veterans/)