Best General Colleges for Veterans in The Plains States

If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study general in The Plains States, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 320 colleges that serve veteran general students especially well.

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 evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

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Notes and References

*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 general: 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.

References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education.
• College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education.

More about our data sources and methodologies.