by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study computational science. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 15 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing computational science., 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 analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked computational science. colleges for veterans:
No school served veteran computational science. students better than University of Central Florida this year. It scores 84.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about computational science. at University of Central Florida
Veteran students seeking a strong computational science. program will find one at University of California-Irvine, which ranked #2. University of California-Irvine scores 78.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full computational science. report for University of California-Irvine
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best computational science. colleges for veterans. It scores 78.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about computational science. at University of Colorado Boulder
Veteran students seeking a strong computational science. program will find one at Carnegie Mellon University, which ranked #4. Carnegie Mellon University scores 77.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 42.5, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full computational science. report for Carnegie Mellon University
Veteran students seeking a strong computational science. program will find one at The University of Texas at Austin, which ranked #5. It scores 76.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the computational science. program at The University of Texas at Austin
Montclair State University placed #6 among the best computational science. colleges for veterans. It scores 76.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the computational science. program at Montclair State University
University of California-San Diego came in at #7 for veteran computational science. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 75.6 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full computational science. report for University of California-San Diego
University of Notre Dame came in at #8 for veteran computational science. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 74.4 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 43.3, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about computational science. at University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus landed the #9 spot for veterans pursuing computational science.. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus scores 74.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the computational science. program at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Georgetown University landed the #10 spot for veterans pursuing computational science.. It scores 74.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 41.7, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about computational science. at Georgetown University
Florida International University landed the #11 spot for veterans pursuing computational science.. Florida International University scores 73.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about computational science. at Florida International University
New York University placed #12 among the best computational science. colleges for veterans. It scores 69.9 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 44.9, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about computational science. at New York University
University of Pennsylvania came in at #13 for veteran computational science. students this year. It scores 67.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 41.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about computational science. at University of Pennsylvania
Tufts University placed #14 among the best computational science. colleges for veterans. Tufts University scores 60.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 40.0, alongside a 33.3 veteran-support score. See the full computational science. report for Tufts University
Vanderbilt University placed #15 among the best computational science. colleges for veterans. It scores 57.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 42.4, and veteran resources 0.0. Read more about computational science. at Vanderbilt University
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying computational science.: 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.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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