2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Bachelor’s

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying science, tech & society list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgetown University supports 19,371 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Bachelor’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s science, tech and society students in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 Carnegie Mellon University]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Bachelor’s list. Farmingdale, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to 293 students in 2020-2021.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 10,018 students enrolled at Farmingdale State College, 250 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,431. 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%.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vassar College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Bachelor’s list. Vassar is a small school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 11 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2020-2021.

Vassar also took the #3 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 2,435 students enrolled at Vassar College, 46 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,278. During this same period, 33 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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