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Private universities ranked by US News & World Report 2025 National University Rankings. All schools listed participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, making elite education accessible to veterans.

info Methodology: Rankings follow US News & World Report 2025 National University Rankings. Veteran benefit information reflects current Yellow Ribbon Program participation.

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US News	School	Tuition	Veteran Benefit	Location
#1	Princeton University	$59,710 /year	Full tuition covered	Princeton, NJ
#2	MIT	$60,156 /year	Full tuition covered	Cambridge, MA	east
#3	Harvard University	$59,076 /year	Full tuition covered	Cambridge, MA
#4	Stanford University	$62,484 /year	Full tuition covered	Stanford, CA
#5	Yale University	$64,700 /year	Full tuition covered	New Haven, CT
#6	University of Pennsylvania	$63,452 /year	Full tuition covered	Philadelphia, PA
#7	Duke University	$63,054 /year	Full tuition covered	Durham, NC
#8	Caltech	$60,864 /year	Full tuition covered	Pasadena, CA
#9	Brown University	$65,146 /year	Full tuition covered	Providence, RI	east
#9	Northwestern University	$63,468 /year	Full tuition covered	Evanston, IL
#10	Johns Hopkins University	$60,480 /year	Full tuition covered	Baltimore, MD
#12	Columbia University	$65,524 /year	Full tuition covered	New York, NY
#12	Cornell University	$63,200 /year	Full tuition covered	Ithaca, NY
#12	University of Chicago	$64,260 /year	Full tuition covered	Chicago, IL
#18	Dartmouth College	$62,658 /year	Full tuition covered	Hanover, NH
#18	Rice University	$54,960 /year	Full tuition covered	Houston, TX
#18	University of Notre Dame	$60,301 /year	Full tuition covered	Notre Dame, IN
#18	Vanderbilt University	$60,348 /year	Full tuition covered	Nashville, TN
#22	Georgetown University	$62,052 /year	Full tuition covered	Washington, DC
#24	Carnegie Mellon University	$61,344 /year	Full tuition covered	Pittsburgh, PA
#24	Emory University	$57,948 /year	Full tuition covered	Atlanta, GA
#24	Washington University in St. Louis	$60,590 /year	Full tuition covered	St. Louis, MO
#28	University of Southern California	$64,726 /year	Full tuition covered	Los Angeles, CA
#35	New York University	$58,168 /year	Full tuition covered	New York, NY
#39	Boston College	$62,950 /year	Full tuition covered	Chestnut Hill, MA
#43	Boston University	$62,360 /year	Full tuition covered	Boston, MA
#44	Case Western Reserve University	$54,020 /year	Full tuition covered	Cleveland, OH
#44	Tufts University	$65,222 /year	Full tuition covered	Medford, MA
#47	University of Rochester	$60,550 /year	Full tuition covered	Rochester, NY
#47	Wake Forest University	$61,788 /year	Full tuition covered	Winston-Salem, NC
#51	Lehigh University	$60,600 /year	Full tuition covered	Bethlehem, PA
#51	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	$60,000 /year	Full tuition covered	Troy, NY
#51	Villanova University	$57,830 /year	Full tuition covered	Villanova, PA
#53	Northeastern University	$59,100 /year	Full tuition covered	Boston, MA
#60	Brandeis University	$62,000 /year	Full tuition covered	Waltham, MA
#60	Santa Clara University	$56,610 /year	Full tuition covered	Santa Clara, CA
#67	George Washington University	$62,035 /year	Full tuition covered	Washington, DC
#67	Syracuse University	$57,900 /year	Full tuition covered	Syracuse, NY
#73	Tulane University	$62,844 /year	Full tuition covered	New Orleans, LA
#76	Stevens Institute of Technology	$58,928 /year	Full tuition covered	Hoboken, NJ
#89	Fordham University	$58,082 /year	Full tuition covered	Bronx, NY
#89	Southern Methodist University	$58,540 /year	Full tuition covered	Dallas, TX
#93	Loyola Marymount University	$55,226 /year	Full tuition covered	Los Angeles, CA
#93	Marquette University	$46,280 /year	Full tuition covered	Milwaukee, WI
#93	University of Denver	$56,178 /year	Full tuition covered	Denver, CO
#93	University of San Diego	$54,470 /year	Full tuition covered	San Diego, CA
#93	Gonzaga University	$50,920 /year	Full tuition covered	Spokane, WA
#115	Creighton University	$44,580 /year	Full tuition covered	Omaha, NE
#115	University of Dayton	$45,890 /year	Full tuition covered	Dayton, OH
#115	Drexel University	$56,238 /year	Full tuition covered	Philadelphia, PA

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