2023 Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,914 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 62 colleges that offered a degree in fashion design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fashion design programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the fashion design program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 25 Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 62 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel University]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 64 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 62 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying fashion studies list, VCU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse, 385 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Syracuse University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying fashion studies list, UC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus, 909 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,806. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Oxford also took the #15 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 405 of the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford were GI Bill® students, of which 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,877. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.
Full Miami University - Oxford Veteran Student Life Report
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying fashion studies list, Belmont has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 8,204 students enrolled at Belmont, 343 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 227 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,102. During this same period, 146 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Academy of Art University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. In addition to receiving other benefits, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 Academy of Art University]](/colleges/academy-of-art-university/student-life/veterans/)
The New School did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 178 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
New School University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 9,047 students enrolled at New School University were GI Bill® students, of which 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,786. To help with additional expenses, 51 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New School University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Columbia College Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia also took the #13 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,769 students enrolled at Columbia, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,151. During this same period, 25 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Columbia College Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
Montclair State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State, 337 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,727. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Montclair State University]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Marymount University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 3,294 students enrolled at Marymount, 175 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 172 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,047. To help with additional expenses, 35 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marymount offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Marymount University Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Texas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying fashion studies list, UNT has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Washington University in St Louis supports 15,449 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Washington University in St Louis Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #15, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 43,064 students enrolled at IU Bloomington, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at IU Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)
Central Michigan University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full Central Michigan Veteran Student Life Report
Western Michigan University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #18, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kent State]](/colleges/kent-state-university-at-kent/student-life/veterans/)
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 21 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 18,142 students enrolled at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus, 577 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 258 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BGSU]](/colleges/bowling-green-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #20, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
Ball State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 455 of the 21,597 students enrolled at Ball State were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,124. To help with additional expenses, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ball State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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With a ranking of #22, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Delaware supports 23,613 students, and 364 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 188 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Delaware Veteran Student Life Report
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #23 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s list. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 7,869 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, 209 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Dartmouth]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth/student-life/veterans/)
Marist College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 6,600 students enrolled at Marist, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marist does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marist]](/colleges/marist-college/student-life/veterans/)
Stevenson University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Fashion Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stevenson, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 3,492 students enrolled at Stevenson were GI Bill® students, of which 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,525. In addition to receiving other benefits, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Stevenson University]](/colleges/stevenson-university/student-life/veterans/)
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