2025 RANKINGS
Top Yellow Ribbon Schools for Veterans
Schools ranked by total savings value (sticker price vs. $0 veteran cost) combined with US News academic prestige. These elite institutions offer unlimited Yellow Ribbon slots and cover 100% of tuition gaps for veterans.
Methodology: Rankings combine US News 2025 prestige ranking + Yellow Ribbon benefit generosity (unlimited slots, full tuition coverage) + total annual savings vs. sticker price.
50 Schools
| Rank | School | US News | Annual Savings | YR Benefit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
Private
|
#4 | $65,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 2 |
MIT
Private
|
#2 | $63,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 3 |
Harvard University
Private
|
#3 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 4 |
Yale University
Private
|
#5 | $64,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 5 |
Princeton University
Private
|
#1 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 6 |
Columbia University
Private
|
#12 | $68,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 7 |
University of Chicago
Private
|
#12 | $67,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 8 |
Duke University
Private
|
#7 | $66,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 9 |
Northwestern University
Private
|
#9 | $65,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 10 |
Brown University
Private
|
#9 | $66,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 11 |
Dartmouth College
Private
|
#18 | $65,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 12 |
Cornell University
Private
|
#12 | $66,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 13 |
University of Pennsylvania
Private
|
#6 | $67,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 14 |
Johns Hopkins University
Private
|
#10 | $64,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 15 |
Vanderbilt University
Private
|
#18 | $63,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 16 |
Rice University
Private
|
#18 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 17 |
University of Notre Dame
Private
|
#18 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 18 | #24 | $64,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | ||
| 19 |
Georgetown University
Private
|
#22 | $63,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 20 |
Emory University
Private
|
#24 | $60,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 21 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Private
|
#24 | $64,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 22 | #28 | $65,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | ||
| 23 |
New York University
Private
|
#35 | $63,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 24 |
University of Michigan
Public
|
#21 | $35,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 25 |
Boston College
Private
|
#39 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 26 |
Tufts University
Private
|
#44 | $64,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 27 |
University of Virginia
Public
|
#24 | $32,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 28 |
Wake Forest University
Private
|
#47 | $61,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 29 |
Boston University
Private
|
#43 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 30 |
Brandeis University
Private
|
#60 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 31 |
Case Western Reserve University
Private
|
#44 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 32 |
Lehigh University
Private
|
#51 | $61,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 33 |
Northeastern University
Private
|
#53 | $60,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 34 |
University of Rochester
Private
|
#47 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 35 |
Tulane University
Private
|
#73 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 36 |
Villanova University
Private
|
#51 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 37 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Private
|
#51 | $60,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 38 |
George Washington University
Private
|
#67 | $62,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 39 |
Syracuse University
Private
|
#67 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 40 |
Santa Clara University
Private
|
#60 | $57,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 41 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
Private
|
#76 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 42 |
Southern Methodist University
Private
|
#89 | $56,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 43 |
Fordham University
Private
|
#89 | $58,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 44 |
Loyola Marymount University
Private
|
#93 | $55,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 45 |
Marquette University
Private
|
#93 | $48,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 46 |
Creighton University
Private
|
#115 | $46,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 47 |
University of San Diego
Private
|
#93 | $54,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 48 |
University of Denver
Private
|
#93 | $54,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 49 |
Gonzaga University
Private
|
#93 | $48,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition | |
| 50 |
University of Dayton
Private
|
#115 | $46,000 /year | Unlimited slots · Full tuition |
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